During my graduate study days at Harvard, I lived in the same dormitory with a Greek Orthodox student, who was a graduate of the University of Athens and a candidate for the Master’s of theology degree at Harvard. I asked him if it was correct that the Greek Orthodox churches did not use instrumental music in their public worship.....[more]

The changing worship styles of our contemporary religion are no more than a reflection of the culture according to D.J. Hart in an article titled “Post Modern Evangelical Worship” in Calvin Theological Journal. He bemoans what he calls “contemporary worship” as being dependent on the popular culture – from its musical mode of expression to the liturgical skits that ape TV sitcoms .....[more]