Music for Others

Reviews / Votes

Music for Others fills a gap in liturgical scholarship by offering a theory on the relational ethics of Christian music...Anyone interested in how Christian music and ethics intersect would find this a rewarding read. * S. Aaron Wong, Doxology * This book will surely be helpful to any musician in any setting who wishes to think deeply about the ethics of their music making. * Richard Roberson, Christian Scholar's Review * Nathan Myrick exposes and engages the rich and complicated matrix that is Christian music. His multi-disciplinary approach is just what is needed to help Christian leaders, musical or not, recognize core ethical issues involved with music. I enthusiastically applaud his contribution and hope its notes and overtones resound with impact. * Mark Labberton, Fuller Theological Seminary * This book offers a compelling invitation to pay deep attention to others in and through our musicking, an approach to music that replaces hubris with humility, self-promotion with care for others, judgmentalism with discernment, and coercion with healing. It offers religious communities of all kinds the opportunity to root out musical practices that diminish others and to promote practices that contribute to human flourishing. * John D. Witvliet, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, Calvin University and Calvin Theological Seminary, Grand Rapids, Michigan * This book is an important contribution to debate about Christian musicking and will stimulate profound discussion about the power of inclusive music-making. I recommend it warmly. * June Boyce-Tillman, University of Winchester and Northwest University, South Africa, Modern Believing *