The Contemporary Christian Music Debate

by John Makujina | Mar 16, 2005 | Rice Lecture Series

2005 William R. Rice Lecture Series

Date: Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Speaker: Dr. John Makujina
Theme: “The Contemporary Christian Music Debate”

Lectures:
Theological Foundations for Music and Worship – mp3
Historical and Philosophical Foundation of CCM – mp3
Impact of CCM on Today’s Churches – mp3

About Our Speaker:
The guest lecturer was Dr. John Makujina. He holds advanced degrees from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School and Westminster Theological Seminary. Dr. Makujina has lectured extensively in biblical languages and Old Testament and has published articles in numerous scholarly journals. He is also the author of Measuring the Music: Another Look at the Contemporary Christian Music Debate.

Dr. Makujina’s lectures addressed the necessity of a strong theological foundation in order to adequately address the issue of musical choices for individual believers and the corporate worship of the church. Special emphasis was placed on examining the historical and philosophical foundation of Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) and its impact upon the church today. He also held an open Q&A forum for all the students and the area pastors and alumni who were visiting.

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