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November 2023

November 03, 2023

Psalmody as an Alternative to Theodicy

Upcoming Oxford Interfaith Forum Event on 23 November, 2023 Psalmody as an Alternative to Theodicy...

February 2021

February 05, 2021

Updating My Metrical Psalms Activity

Yesterday was the day in my Bible and music class when we focus on metrical...

February 02, 2021

Do Not Destroy

We have all been warned about YouTube comments, right? But I did come across one...

May 2020

May 13, 2020

Seven Psalms and Seven Heavens

I've long thought there should be more musical settings of biblical texts in a jazz...

March 2020

March 28, 2020

Some Psalms

My colleague Paul Valliere (now retired) used to teach a course on the Psalms, focused...

November 2019

November 16, 2019

John Rutter’s Requiem

I thought I would share the thoughts that were part of my panel presentation as...

November 03, 2019

#CFP Music and the Psalms

I don't think I'll propose a paper, but I am incredibly interested in attending this...

October 2019

October 06, 2019

Rick Wakeman’s Prayers and (New) Gospels

Rick Wakeman has recorded several albums that intersect with the Bible, as well as more...

February 2018

February 04, 2018

Bob MacDonald’s Song in the Night

I thought for sure that I had blogged at some point about Bob MacDonald's book The...

January 2018

January 29, 2018

Psalm Trilogy

Setting of three Psalms by Canadian composer Srul Irving Glick. I continue to come across...

July 2017

July 26, 2017

Psalm 137: The Oxford University Press Playlist

Oxford University Press shared some settings of Psalm 137 on their blog, as musical...

May 2017

May 11, 2017

Steve Reich, Tehillim

Indiana University has an interesting archive featuring Steve Reich's exploration of the Psalms. And the...

February 2017

February 10, 2017

Review of Psalms and Music

My review of Max Stern's book Psalms and Music is now available in RBL to...

February 01, 2017

Moroccan Jewish Psalms

In exploring the traditions of chanting or singing the Psalms and other scriptures, I came...

January 2017

January 26, 2017

Introducing Metrical Psalms

For the first time since I've been teaching, I brought a guitar with me to...

December 2016

December 24, 2016

Ruth Watson Henderson

Another woman composer that I omitted from my post on the subject was Ruth Watson...

December 22, 2016

How Lovely Is Your Dwelling Place

One piece that I omitted from my post on settings of biblical texts to music...

December 20, 2016

Jesus’ Coronation Anthem

As I was preparing to speak about Handel's Messiah recently, I came across a great...

October 2016

October 31, 2016

Psalms by Tamás Beischer-Matyó

I was delighted to discover a number of settings of Psalms, as well as other...

September 2016

September 06, 2016

The Bay Psalm Book

I just learned that, through a bit of poor communication within my department, I'll be teaching my...

September 01, 2016

You’re So Vain

August 2016

August 17, 2016

Psalm Songs

As I prepare to teach a course on the Bible and music in the Spring...

June 2016

June 22, 2016

John the Jew, Kingship, Priesthood, and Divinity: Enoch Seminar Day 3

The morning sessions I attended both focused on John 5. We explored fascinating questions such...

May 2016

May 28, 2016

The Scepter and the Star

I am grateful to Eerdmans for having sent me a free review copy of the...

May 09, 2016

Bono and the Psalms

Having organized a service that incorporated music by U2, I was excited to see soon...

September 2015

September 26, 2015

Ahab and Jezebel in Psalm 45

A recent post by Wil Gafney about sexuality and eroticism in the Bible made the...

September 03, 2014

Psalm 148:4 Disproves Young-Earth Creationism

Young-earth creationism claims to take Genesis literally. It insists that the firmament mentioned there is...

October 2013

October 25, 2013

The Most Honest Places in Town

“Churches should be the most honest place in town, not the happiest place in town.”...

July 2013

July 30, 2013

The Book of Kells Online

The Library of Trinity College Dublin has made the entire Book of Kells available online!...

July 14, 2013

Religious Doubt

Val Webb has shared a lecture she has been delivering, with the title "In Defense...

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