No power in the blood?
Russell D. Moore writes in the March issue of Touchstone that "American Christianity is far les blody than it used to be. Songs like 'Power in the Blood' or 'There is a Fountain Filed with Blood' or 'Are you Washed in the Blood' are still sung in some places but fewer and fewer, and there aren't many newer songs or priase choruses focsed on blood. The cross yes; redemption, yes; but blood rarely."
Moore says, "What could be more repulsive, even sickening, to a clean, antiseptic society than talk of spattered blood?"
Does the lack of blood in choruses or hymns chosen indicate a less robust Christianty or is the gospel-in-song being contextualized in different ways? If the blood makes you clean then that's what an antiseptic society needs.
Moore says, "What could be more repulsive, even sickening, to a clean, antiseptic society than talk of spattered blood?"
Does the lack of blood in choruses or hymns chosen indicate a less robust Christianty or is the gospel-in-song being contextualized in different ways? If the blood makes you clean then that's what an antiseptic society needs.
posted by T. Chris at Friday, May 25, 2007
2 Comments:
I like your last comment.
I think it interesting that gore seems to be as popular as ever (I don't mean Al) but Mel Gibson's Passion was strongly criticized for what seemed gratuitous. While it may have been a bit over-the-top, redemptive bleeding is what we need but may be uncomfortable with, either b/c it implies the justice of God or we sense that the people we want to reach are uncomfortable. heckelian
You write very well.
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