Music and Christian Spirituality

“Transcendent,” “otherworldly,” “heavenly,” “sublime” — how common it is to hear moving musical experiences, and by no means exclusively in religious contexts, described in such religiously inflected terms as these. Could this intuitive suggestion point to something truthful about music’s potential to direct the human heart to the divine?

This course will provide an opportunity for theological reflection on music from a Christian perspective, claiming music’s real potential to become an occasion of encounter with God. We will explore the major theological underpinnings of music, understood as a force of spiritual significance and potency. We will apply to music a Catholic theological lens, drawing on the language of sacrament, incarnation, beauty, contemplation and discipleship. The course will suggest ways that a sincere and Christ-oriented engagement with music might enrich the spiritual life. To bolster our study, we will focus on an illuminating musical selection in each session.

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