The Contemporary Worship Music of American Megachurch Youth Groups: An Intersection of the Sacred and Secular Öffentlichkeit
Florio, Gina (2011)
Abstract
Abstract
The Contemporary Worship Music of American Megachurch Youth Groups:
An Intersection of
the Sacred and Secular
By Gina Florio
The particular genre of contempoarary worship music in American
non-denominational
megachurch youth groups is influenced by the culture of American
pop-rock music and the
culture of love in America. My project analyzes the similarities
between this form of worship
music and these two cultures that exist in American society. By
applying content and lyrical
analysis, and the Geertzian ethnographic method, this thesis
provides insight into this new
phenomenon that serves as an example of an intersection of the
sacred and secular within a
religious institution. I analyzed literature that surveys the
performance behaviors of American
pop-rock artists and studies; I also analyzed research studies that
survey the culture of love in
America. In addition, I collected data from my direct observations
and personal interviews at
InsideOut to compare to my content analyses. This paper
accomplished two things: first, it
reveals the struggles and theological changes in the megachurch
community; second, it proves
that the modern discourse of religion and the sacred being clearly
demarcated from the secular
sphere of society is not applicable to new forms of religious life
like this one.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………..1
Theoretical
Framework…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..2
Methodology………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….3
Foundation………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………9
Sacred and
Secular…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………9
Sacred and Secular Music
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Megachurches……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..12
The Evolution of American Protestant Worship
Music……………………………………………………………………….....15
Analysis of the Performance of InsideOut's Worship
Music…………………………………………………………………..18
Lyrical Analysis of InsideOut's Worship
Songs………………………………………………………………………………………..30
Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….39
Appendix
A…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….43
References…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….44
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