Emily Brink on adopting global songs – presentation at Baylor
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
Our best wishes go to our colleague Emily Brink for her lecture today at Baylor University. More from Baylor:
Senior Research Fellow Dr. Emily Brink at the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship in Grand Rapids, Mich., will present “International Adoption Agents: How Songs Find New Homes” as part of the Northcutt Lecture presented by Baylor University’s School of Music.
The 24th annual Norcutt Lecture will be held at 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 6, in Meadows Recital Hall of the Glennis McCrary Music Building, 110 Bagby Ave., on the Baylor campus in Waco.
Brink will provide several examples of psalms, hymns and spiritual songs that have been “adopted,” from one country or culture to another.
“All Christians are members of Christ’s body by adoption,” Brink said. “How we understand our adoption in Christ has implications for how we adopt songs as well.”
“I hope the concept of adoption will help us understand more deeply what unity in Christ calls us to, including embracing songs from different times and places, claiming them as our own,” she said.
Update: Read this report on the presentation
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