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Conclusion

Gerald C. Liu

pp. 121-133

Abstract

This concluding chapter introduces further horizons for the thesis that all sounds instantiate the generosity of God. In particular, it reimagines interdisciplinary conversations related to music and theology; ethnomusicology; proclamation and worship conceived beyond ecclesial contexts; and theological modularity, where essentialist ideas and absolute adequations about the theological meaning of music become inconceivable. In revelatory instances of sound that overwhelm logical and theological precision, a paradoxical sharing in the din of the sacred occurs. Only the One who gives eternally—from an immemorial past, an incomprehensible present, and an inevitable future—authorizes and reliably comprehends sonic encounters of charity like these. Humanity can only receive them in wonder.

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Liu Gerald C. (2017) Music and the generosity of God. Dordrecht, Springer.

Pages: 121-133

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-69493-1_7

Full citation:

Liu Gerald C. (2017) Conclusion, In: Music and the generosity of God, Dordrecht, Springer, 121–133.