Í bók síni, “Seven habits of highly effective people”, sigur Stephen R. Covey, at um tú vilt seta tær mál fyri lívið, so skalt tú seta spurningin, ‘Hvat ynski eg, at fólk siga um meg við jarðarferð mína?’” Fríggjadagin tann 2. mars 2018, fór heimskendi prædikumaðurin Billy Graham til gravar í heimbýi sínum, Charlotte, í North Carolina. Eg hevði stóra framíhjárættin at vera við til jarðarferðina. Har kom sami spurningurin fram, men víst varð á, at Billy setti ein heilt annan s

Jeremy Begbie is the inaugural holder of the Thomas A. Langford Research Professorship in Theology at Duke Divinity School and founding director of Duke Initiatives in Theology and the Arts. He teaches systematic theology and specializes in the interface between theology and the arts. With his PhD from the University of Aberdeen, Begbie has taught at St. Andrews and Cambridge. He is the author of a number of books, including Theology, Music and Time (Cambridge, 2000), Resound

It flows from the very character of God. God is a creative God. God is a creative God. In fact, He invented creativity. It was His idea. Creativity is part of the very nature and character of God. The fifth word in the Bible is created—“In the beginning God created …” (Genesis 1:1). God kicked off the creative process and it’s been moving forward ever since. Ponder creation for a moment. God created the entire universe out of nothing. He formed all original things (like an in

Excerpt from my doctoral dissertation on the Theology of Music, written at Dallas Theological Seminary 2011. Doctrine of Imago Dei This leads to the fifth element to build a biblical theology of music: to realize that humans are to be creative as God is creative. This is possible because of the doctrine of the Imago Dei—humans are created in God’s image (Gen 1:26-27). The Imago Dei is concerned with the inner nature of the musician, and the creation mandate is concerned with

Theological Importance of Music The third element to build a biblical theology of music is to understand some of the key passages about music in the Bible. This dissertation does not intend to cover all the passages dealing with music but rather to look at some of the key passages, such as Psalm 40, which is one of the key passages on which to build a biblical theology of music. David perceived the world through musical eyes. He understood that music is close to God’s heart.

Excerpt from my doctoral dissertation on the Theology of Music, written at Dallas Theological Seminary 2011. Ultimately music is a gift. As with any gift, the more we learn to value, use and understand it, the more we may learn about the nature and preferred way of working of the one who has given it. Presents are expressive of the presenter; and for many people music is foremost among those gifts of creation that serve to render the character of God.[1] This section looks at