The ‘cognitive’ and the ‘emotive’ component in Christian songs : tracing the shifts in traditional and contemporary songs

dc.contributor.authorTonsing, Johanna Gertrud
dc.contributor.authorWepener, Cas
dc.contributor.authorVos, C.J.A. (Casparus Johannes Adam), 1945-
dc.date.accessioned2015-09-02T07:02:42Z
dc.date.available2015-09-02T07:02:42Z
dc.date.issued2015-05-20
dc.descriptionArticle submitted in partial fulfilment of the academic requirement for the degree of PhD in Practical Theology (Hymnology) at the Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThis research article is based on the author’s doctoral research into the question of quality criteria for Christian songs. In many Christian congregations today, the question of music is an emotive issue as the service and its music touch the heart of people’s faith life and shapes people’s theology. Of the many issues that were investigated in the dissertation, this article focuses on one question only, the question of the ‘cognitive’ and the ‘emotive’ value of the songs that are sung in a Sunday service. It will be argued that, in ‘good’ songs, there needs to be a good balance between ‘cognitive’ and ‘emotive’ value. The general question is how to identify songs that can nurture faith and sustain people through life. Characteristic of such songs is, amongst many other criteria, a good balance between the cognitive and emotive value of the text and the tune. In the discussion, the author focusses largely on her own Lutheran liturgical and hymnological tradition as well as on the ‘Praise and Worship’ movement which has a dramatic impact on churches all over the world. The author argues that finding songs that balance the emotive and the cognitive component is an effective way to bridge the divides on worship music within a congregation. INTRADISCIPLINARY AND INTERDISCIPLINARY IMPLICATIONS : Within the discipline of hymnological studies, the article opens a ground-breaking new way to analyse and critique music used in worship with objective tools for analysis. This is, as far as the author knows, new for this discipline, and it also has an effect on other disciplines.en_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2015en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://www.ve.org.za/en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationTönsing, J.G., Wepener, C.J. & Vos, C., 2015, 'The “cognitive” and the “emotive” component in Christian songs: Tracing the shifts in traditional and contemporary songs’, Verbum et Ecclesia 36(1), Art. #1308, 14 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/ve.v36i1.1308.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1609-9982 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2074-7705 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.4102/ve.v36i1.1308
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/49696
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherAOSIS OpenJournalsen_ZA
dc.rights© 2015. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_ZA
dc.subjectChristian songsen_ZA
dc.subjectChristian congregationsen_ZA
dc.subjectServiceen_ZA
dc.subjectFaith lifeen_ZA
dc.subjectPeopleen_ZA
dc.subjectTraditional songsen_ZA
dc.subjectContemporary songsen_ZA
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-03
dc.subject.otherSDG-03: Good health and well-being
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-04
dc.subject.otherSDG-04: Quality education
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dc.subject.otherSDG-10: Reduced inequalities
dc.subject.otherTheology articles SDG-16
dc.subject.otherSDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
dc.titleThe ‘cognitive’ and the ‘emotive’ component in Christian songs : tracing the shifts in traditional and contemporary songsen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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