Stylistic Snobbery

Stylistic Snobbery

Posted on Jul 14, 2011 in Church Music | 2 Comments

One thing I’ve had to be incredibly careful to avoid (and have failed to on countless occasions) is a variation of what C.S. Lewis called “Chronological Snobbery“. Chronological snobbery is the dismissal of things belonging to a past age as being inherently inferior to those of today. In my case, having moved from a church ...

Sing Gaelic Acapella Psalms or Get Out

Sing Gaelic Acapella Psalms or Get Out

Posted on May 3, 2011 in Christian Music, Church History | No Comments

The Free Church of Scotland is at the cutting edge of the 19th century in terms of its controversies, but it’s current one is bordering on a crisis. Until recently, I was a member in the Free Church of Scotland; a small presbyterian denomination principally centered around the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. It is ...