Music and the Culture of Self: A Reflection
Two Recent Experiences Music has long been an integral part of human life. Skillfully wrought pieces encourage us to contemplate the transcendent and the beautiful. However, our cultural experience of music has undergone a significant change, particularly in the last century. Two recent, very different encounters with music have reminded me of this. The first was my attending a recent performance of the Paul Brock Band, one of...
Interview with Ken Myers (Part III)
In March 2013, Welch College hosted its Forum13 conference. Among their impressive speakers included Ken Myers of Mars Hill Audio, an audio journal that seeks to aid Christians through thoughtful, theological engagement. Jesse Owens of the Helwys Society Forum had opportunity to conduct an hour-long interview with Ken Myers. We’re posting this interview in three segments. What follows is the final (third) installment of the interview:...
Interview with Ken Myers (Part II)
In March 2013, Welch College hosted its Forum13 conference. Among their impressive speakers included Ken Myers of Mars Hill Audio, an audio journal that seeks to aid Christians through thoughtful, theological engagement. Jesse Owens of the Helwys Society Forum had opportunity to conduct an hour-long interview with Ken Myers. We’re posting this interview in three segments. What follows is Part II: you may listen to it here, or read the...
Interview with Ken Myers (Part I)
In March 2013, Welch College hosted its Forum13 conference. Among their impressive speakers included Ken Myers of Mars Hill Audio, an audio journal that seeks to aid Christians through thoughtful, theological engagement. Jesse Owens of the Helwys Society Forum had opportunity to conduct an hour-long interview with Ken Myers. Throughout the course of this week, we’re going to post this interview in approximate, twenty-minute segments....
Rhythm’s ‘Rite’
This week marks the centennial of a famous riot in Paris on May 29, 1913. Was the cause of this riot political unrest, governmental abuses, or class warfare? No. It was a ballet! Igor Stravinsky’s ballet, The Rite of Spring, premiered in the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, literally igniting a physical riot in the crowd, as well as an aesthetic riot in the twentieth century music world. How could a ballet have had such tremendous and...
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