Sounding salvation: Theological perspectives on music as articulation of life

Sounding salvation: Theological perspectives on music as articulation of life

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This paper proposes some theological perspectives on the phenomenon of sound (i.e.music), linking it to the gospel of salvation (i.e.well-being).

Possible links between sound and music; sound and life; sound and silence; and sound and salvation are indicated.Some differences between the Western and sophie allport bee curtains African understandings of sound, music and life are highlighted; followed by suggestions concerning the connections between salvation, bang xxl switch duo well-being, and the healing of life.A theological understanding of music as an expression of transcendence and anticipation is given, profiling it as a distinct form of hope.The paper concludes by comparing two iconic paintings that depict sound: The Scream by Edvard Munch and The Tortured Christ by Guido Rocha.