
God's Mind in That Music
Theological Explorations Through the Music of John Coltrane
Jamie Howison(Author)
Wipf & Stock Publishers
Published on 17. October 2012
Book
Hardback
250 pages
978-1-4982-1526-8 (ISBN)
Description
As part of the growing literature on theology and the arts, God's Mind in that Music explores the substantial theological insight expressed in the music of jazz legend John Coltrane. Focusing on eight of Coltrane's pieces, themes under consideration include lament ("Alabama"), improvisation ("My Favorite Things" and "Ascension"), grace ("A Love Supreme"), and the Trinity ("The Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost"). By attending to the traditions of theology and of jazz criticism, and through a series of interviews with musicians, theologians, and jazz writers, Jamie Howison draws the worlds of theology and jazz into an active and vibrant conversation with each other. Built around a focused listening to John Coltrane's music as heard against the background of his life and social context, and interacting with the work of a range of writers including James Baldwin, Dorothee Soelle, Jeremy Begbie, and James Cone, God's Mind in that Music will be of interest not only to those interested in the intersection of music and theology, but also to Coltrane fans, students of jazz studies, and anyone who believes that music matters.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Eugene
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
565 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4982-1526-8 (9781498215268)
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Persons
Jamie Howison is a priest of the Anglican Church of Canada and the founding pastoral leader of Saint Benedict's Table in Winnipeg. He is the author of God's Mind in That Music: Theological Explorations Through the Music of John Coltrane (2012), and the co-author with Steve Bell of I Will Not Be Shaken: A Songwriter's Journey through the Psalms (2015).