1. Introduction 2. Sacred music, longing and openness 3. Desire and knowledge 4. Music and affect 5. Sacred music and knowledge by desire: The account applied 6. Religious desire and contemplative prayer 7. General conclusion
Julian Perlmutter explores the capacity for religious music to elicit a sense of closeness with, and unique knowledge of, God, for the believer and the interested non-believer alike.
Julian Perlmutter has taught philosophy and theology at the University of Cambridge, UK, and has held a research fellowship in the philosophy of religion at King's College London, UK.
Julian Perlmutter has produced a fascinating and carefully argued
examination of the relationship between sacred music and the way in
which an individual can experience a longing for knowledge of God
arising in the heart … [This book] will fascinate anyone who would
be engaged by a rigorous, academically robust, but always
pastorally motivated exploration of why it is that the choral
tradition does what it does.
*Theology*
Sacred Music, Religious Desire and Knowledge of God provides a
refreshing and insightful discussion of how culture, aesthetics,
and desire can motivate and enhance efforts to seek knowledge of
the Christian God.
*Religious Studies*
Julian Perlmutter makes a significant contribution to our
understanding of the epistemic role sacred music can play in the
life of the "interested non-believer". In so doing, he breaks new
ground in the intersection of aesthetics and the philosophy of
religion.
*David Efird, formerly Senior Lecturer of Philosophy, University of
York, UK*
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