The principal aim of this conference is to reassess the significance of the Reformed theology and spirituality of music in relation to education, ethics, liturgy and culture, by scrutinising Reformed musical discourses and practices that lie at the core of musical polemics and apologetics across Reformation Europe and thereafter. The conference seeks not only to study the foundation of the Reformed theology and spirituality of music, but also to diagnose the musical state of modern Reformed churches accordingly.
We cordially invite researchers to submit proposals which engage with a range of methodologies and perspectives on the Reformed traditions of music in public worship and private devotion. Proposals may address, but need not be limited to, the following topics:
- The early modern Reformed theology and spirituality of music: 1520s – 1700s.
- The Reformed practices of church music in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
- Music, devotion, and identity in Reformed worship.
- Music, ethics, and spirituality in Reformed churches.
- The Reformed tradition of music as prayer.
- Music, dance, and education in Reformed churches.
- Singing, exile, and piety in Reformed churches.
- Organ music in Reformed churches.
- Relationship between the Reformed practices of church music and its Lutheran counterpart.
- The Musical Impact of the Reformed churches on Catholic, Anglican and other Protestant church music.
- Church music in non-Western Reformed churches (Asia, Africa and Latin America).
- Reforming the Reformed tradition of music: challenge, change and continuity.
Call for Papers:
We welcome both panels and individual papers. Proposals for
- 20-minute papers with 10 minutes discussion as well as for
- round-table panel sessions of 60 mins or 90 mins are invited.
Submission:
Proposals (panel: max. 500 words; individual paper: max. 250 words) and brief CVs (max. 100 words) should be submitted to the committee (RMHTconference@gmail.com) no later than 15 August 2019.
Dissemination:
Selected papers will be published in a series of volumes edited by RMHT project team.
The conference is supported by the Centre for Dutch Reformation Studies, Theologische Universiteit Kampen