In a class on ministry, Will Willimon often referred to “the great theologian of our age”—meaning Bob Dylan, whose poetic expression of antiwar convictions helped Willimon articulate a Christian ...

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On Tuesday, Oct. 14, Wheaton College presents “The First Hymn Project | Encore Performance,” a film screening by The First Hymn Project Film It will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Armerding Center for ...

For at least 500 years, Babylonian children were tasked with memorizing a hymn that celebrated the city of Babylon, its citizenry, and chief deity Marduk. There was much to praise: the city was ...

Songwriters living in ancient Egypt would never have expected the words and melodies they sung would feature on Australian music charts 1,800 years later. But one Australian academic's obsession with ...

Life, death and piety are the recurring themes in hauntingly beautiful alabados preserved by lay brothers called penitentes. "You have to feel... In New Mexico, A Brotherhood Of Ancient Hymns In ...