Christian Music: A global history was originally published by Lion Hudson in 2011.
The book covers the Jewish musical tradition; early hymns and psalms; music after Constantine; the rise of music in the Orthodox tradition
Christian chant and the core of medieval music; polyphony in the medieval and Renaissance eras; music and the Lutheran Reformation; the rise of Catholic Baroque; the development of Anglican worship
Christian music in Latin America; the Viennese tradition of liturgical and non-liturgical sacred music; sacred music in the age of Romanticism; 19th-century hymns; the steadily developing tradition of Christian music in Africa; sacred music and the concert hall; music and The Salvation Army; the rise of carols; popular church music in the 20th century; the making of the American Gospel tradition
Christian music in SE Asia; musical traditions in Australia and New Zealand, and in the Pacific Islands
Christian elements in the rise of folk and jazz; and the rise of the contemporary Christian music industry..
Dr Tim Dowley\'s wide-ranging survey includes contributions from nine additional experts.
This new edition has been substantially extended and updated.
Christian Music: A global history was originally published by Lion Hudson in 2011
