'Art in Worship' and 'The Secret Chord'

Art in Worship is a lecture I have recorded which explores approaches to and understanding of the relationship between art and faith. The lecture highlights different facets to this relationship from the fourth century to the present demonstrating ways in which the intimate linkage which exists between the visual arts and Christianity was forged and sustained. Within this story, I explore the sacramental nature of art in worship over the years.

'The Secret Chord', my co-authored book with Peter Banks, is now available from the online shop at St Martin-in-the-Fields. The book asks is there really a 'Secret Chord' that would both please the Lord and nearly everybody else as described in Leonard Cohen's popular song 'Hallelujah'? The book is an accessible exploration of artistic dilemmas from a range of different perspectives which seeks to draw the reader into a place of appreciation for what makes a moment in a 'performance' timeless and special.

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John Rutter - Five Meditations for orchestra, arranged from sacred choral works.