Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

From center to spectrum, praying and singing globally: Center versus periphery dichotomy-- Singing and praying for the sake of the world-- A starting place, distinguishing bias and prejudice-- Liturgical plurality, diversity of songs, unity of spirit-- Purpose, delimitations and methodology-- The road to meaning in music, related literature-- Music and semiology, asking new questions-- A liturgical trilemma

The fiesta of the faithful, Pablo Sosa and the contextualization of Latin American hymnody: Growing up in Argentina-- Argentine ethnic demographics-- Argentine politics-- A heritage of popular Argentine poetry-- Pablo Sosa, pastoral musician-- Pablo Sosa, poet-- Pablo Sosa, the contextual theologian-- Pablo Sosa, hymnal editor and recording producer-- Pablo Sosa, the ecumenical liturgist-- Decontextualizing Pablo Sosa-- Recontextualizing the work of Pablo Sosa for the United States

Sounds of Bamboo, I-to Loh and the development of Asian hymns: A brief biography-- Life as a teacher, hymnologist, and ethnomusicologist-- An analysis of Sound the Bamboo (1990)-- Asian hymns in Western hymnals-- Guidelines for the publication of cross-cultural music in the West-- The process of musical inculturation and Sound the Bamboo (1990)-- I-to Loh's contributions to Sound the Bamboo (1990)-- Sound the Bamboo (2000)-- I-to Loh's work today-- The impact of I-to Loh's work in Asia

Singing freedom, David Dargie and South African liberation song: Introduction to recent South African politics-- Father Dargie, a vocational response to Vatican II in liturgy and song-- The making of a musical liberator-- Andrew Tracey and ethnomusicological study-- Church music composition workshops-- Church music from South Africa-- The hymns of Ntsikana-- What is liberation hymnody-- Conclusion

The Spirit of Ngoma: Patrick Matsikenyiri and indigenous song in Zimbabwe: Brief history of Zimbabwe-- Living in old mutare and modern mutare-- From local church musician to global animateur-- Music in African culture and worship-- Ngoma, an African conceptual framework for music-- The songs-- Conclusion

The wild goose sings, John Bell and the music of Iona community: The Iona of Saint Columba (521-97 C.E.)-- The Iona of George MacLeod (1895-1991)-- John Bell and Graham Maule and the formation of the wild goose worship group-- Themes of Iona liturgy and music-- Conclusion

Form and ritual, sequential and cyclic musical structures and their use in liturgy: Characteristics of sequential musical structures-- Characteristics of cyclic musical structures-- Musical structures and ritual

The church musician as enlivener: Mapping the liturgical and musical field of the enlivener, living in liminality-- The office of the enlivener-- A North American enlivener, Mary Oyer

Polyrythmic worship