Better Get It in Your Soul: What Liturgists Can Learn from Jazz

This book offers hope to parishes searching for a way to make their liturgies more meaningful in the local context. Written by a priest and a musician who have worked together for many years in the Canterbury House ministry at the University of Michigan, Better Get It In Your Soul describes methods that demonstrate a respect for others' gifts and skills, discernment of spiritual needs, and welcoming the creative force of the Holy Spirit into the planning process. Though thoroughly based in the Book of Common Prayer liturgy, the experience and ideas presented here are described in ways that will be useful to all liturgical denominations. Congregants at one of these liturgies commented: "I only know that I believe in God - I'm not sure of much else. But I can worship here." "[It] is a perfect combination of music of the people and the mystical sense of Christ." Go to the "Listen" tab above to hear samples of some of the jazz psalm tones by Steve Rush.

Author: Steve Rush, Reid Hamilton
Publisher: Church Publishing
Published: 09/01/2008
Pages: 172
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 10.87h x 8.35w x 0.47d
ISBN: 9780898695748

About the Author
Rush, Steve: - Stephen Rush is professor of music at the University of Michigan, and has been the music director at Canterbury House for ten years. He lives in Dexter, Michigan.Hamilton, Reid: - Reid Hamilton is an experienced church musician and liturgist, and has spent his eight years in ordained ministry working and advocating for context-based liturgy and for campus ministry. He is the chaplain at Canterbury House, University of Michigan. He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.