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<p>While the number of churchgoers has constantly been going down in the last years, an interesting observation can be made: The number of people attending choral evensong has significantly increased in the last decades. Not only believers, but non-believers as well are overwhelmed by this form of liturgy based on the singing of the choir. This article describes the project of Salzburg’s Evensong, an adaption of the Anglican choral evensong for the German-speaking context of catholic or protestant parishes. Based on the theological awareness that faith comes from hearing, the project focuses on the insight that singing is a way of proclamation as well. Thus, Salzburg’s Evensong offers an attractive liturgical format that has an ecumenical dimension and pays attention to the aesthetic aspect of faith.</p>
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While the number of churchgoers has constantly been going down in the last years, an interesting observation can be made: The number of people attending choral evensong has significantly increased in the last decades. Not only believers, but non-believers as well are overwhelmed by this form of liturgy based on the singing of the choir. This article describes the project of Salzburg’s Evensong, an adaption of the Anglican choral evensong for the German-speaking context of catholic or protestant parishes. Based on the theological awareness that faith comes from hearing, the project focuses on the insight that singing is a way of proclamation as well. Thus, Salzburg’s Evensong offers an attractive liturgical format that has an ecumenical dimension and pays attention to the aesthetic aspect of faith.

Der Glaube kommt vom Hören. Das Modell des Salzburger Evensongs als gesungene Form der Verkündigung

Review of Ecumenical Studies Sibiu

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While the number of churchgoers has constantly been going down in the last years, an interesting observation can be made: The number of people attending choral...

Der Glaube kommt vom Hören. Das Modell des Salzburger Evensongs als gesungene Form der Verkündigung

Published Online: Dec 21, 2023

Page range: 323 - 347

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ress-2023-0021

Keywords
Singing, Choral Evensong, Music, Choir, Faith, Community, Liturgy, Aesthetics, Proclamation, Listening

© 2023 Sigrid Rettenbacher, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Der Glaube kommt vom Hören. Das Modell des Salzburger Evensongs als gesungene Form der Verkündigung

Published Online: Dec 21, 2023

Page range: 323 - 347

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ress-2023-0021

KeywordsSinging, Choral Evensong, Music, Choir, Faith, Community, Liturgy, Aesthetics, Proclamation, Listening

© 2023 Sigrid Rettenbacher, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Singing, Choral Evensong, Music, Choir, Faith, Community, Liturgy, Aesthetics, Proclamation, Listening