Historical perspectives. Of the faith of the fathers / William Edward Burghardt DuBois ; The Negro spiritual / John W. Work, III ; Introducing the African American churches / William D. Watley ; The ...

When the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020, Glasper was the worship pastor for a Church of God in Christ (COGIC) congregation in ...

(RNS) — W. James Abbington Jr., an expert on Black religious music known for his editing, teaching and playing of congregational music, has died at the age of 65. GIA Publications, for whom he worked ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The first time I went to a mostly African American church service, I was blown away by the music. One word came to mind – Motown. I felt the same beat, the same spirit of listening ...

Professor and author W. James “Jimmie” Abbington, a scholar of Black sacred music, was known for his expertise in the subject. The executive editor of a series of books on music in the Black church, ...

Turn on almost any major pop or R&B record from the last seventy years and you'll likely hear it without realizing: the ...

But the Easter special was a reminder of how the church influences mainstream music. At the time, American Idol was in its eighth season, and it was the singular singing competition in the burgeoning ...

The apostolates that have taken up this task of sanctifying culture through art and music reveal that music is not an accompaniment to mission. It is mission. Mary Catherine Levri, associate professor ...

If you have listened to popular music anytime in the last 50 years, you have heard Nathan East play the bass guitar, probably hundreds of times. Flip on the radio or Spotify shuffle, play some Top 40 ...