CHURCH MUSIC, CHURCH and DENOMINATIONAL RESOURCES
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CHURCH MUSIC DENOMINATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS and ORGANIZATIONS
CHURCH MUSIC and MUSICIAN ORGANIZATIONS (general) and LINKS
THEOLOGY information websites and some libraries
Academic Jewish Studies Internet Directory Andover-Harvard Divinity Library Answering Islam Association of Theological Schools Baker's Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology Basic Theology - a form a swlel as infoThe Biblicist Bible Study CenterCatholic Apologetics .orgChristian Apologetics - field of study related to the defense of ChristianityChristian Classics Ethereal Library Christian Ethics Reading Room - Tyndale University College and SeminaryChistian Hagiography Clemens & Alcuin Library - College of St. Benedict & St. John's UniversityComputer-assisted Theology - Internet Resources, Dr. Michael Fraser, lotso linksContinuing Anglican Churchman - blogspotCorunum Catholic Apologetic website - texts on Trinity compiled by J. GallegosCreeds, Confessions, and Catechisms Day1.org - interviews and transcripts of talks with theologians and leadersDocuments of the Protestant Reformation Duke Divinity School Library The Edge.org Egyptological Bibliography online Fides Quaerens Internetum Foundation for Biblical Studies From Jesus to Christ - PBS Frontline episode online siteThe Gnosis Archive GodandScience.org - ideas on doctrine and articles, claims to provide answersThe Gospel of Thomas page - links to books and also commentary on bookGospels.net - Gospels of Thomas & Judas and othersGraduate Theological Union - Flora Lamson Hewlett LibraryHill Museum & Manuscript Library - St. John's Univ. Monastic mauscriptsInstitute of Biblical and Historical Studies - IBHSInstitute for Reformed Theology International Federation for Catholic Universities The International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies Internet Sacred Text Archive Irish Theological Assoc links Jewish Theological Seminary Library Lonergan Research Institute Missional Church Theology and Resources New Testament Gateway - Christian Origins and New TestamentNOSTER - Netherlands School for Advanced TheologyOld Testament Gateway Online Trinity OpenSourceTheology.net Orion Center for the Study of the Dead Sea Scrolls Philosophy and Christian Theology - Stanford University Ency of PhilosophyPistis Sophia - Gnostic text of teachings of Christ to disciples and Mary MagdalenPitts Theology Library - Emory UniversityThe Politics of Christianity - a talk with Elaine Pagels at edge.orgReformation Theology Religious Icon and Image Archive - Aphids megasiteReligious and Theological Abstracts Spring Hill College Theology Library The Theology Page at Leadership UTheologyWebsite.com Theological Publishing - lection aids, conferences, publishingTrinity Lutheran Seminary Library Vanderbilt Divinity Library The Wesley Center Online - Non canonical LiteratureWestminster Theological Seminary - Internet Research LinksWhy God Became Man - Anselm (1033-1109), Medieval Sourcebook, Fordham UnivThe Wittenberg project Yale Divinity Library HYMNOLOGY and HYMNOLOGISTS and HYMNWRITERS
ONLINE HYMNAL & MIDI SITES
Anglican Cyberhymnal and BCP Cantate Domino - music for download +CCLI - Christian Copyright Licensing InternationalThe Cyberhymnal eHymnal - has lots of Pdfs, software, praise, classic, and interactiveTHE GENEVAN PSALTER - YAY! Has pdfsGenevan Psalter - Midi files siteHymnLyrics.org - categorized hymns and lyricsHymnal.net - has Mp3s, Midis, mostly text, but has leadsheets for piano + guitarHymnsite.com - searchable database, Pdfs, Midis, texts, lectionary. MethodistLDS online hymns & songs - Latter Day SaintsLutheran-Hymnal.com - Midi, mp3, sheet music of Lutheran worship & praiseNetHymnal - scriptures and hymns, searchable databaseOremus Hymnal Wiki Renaissance Masses - Princeton's Ren Mass Midi file site. 1,000's of files of masses!Royal Free Music Society - Midi files of 100s of Carols for ChoirsRUF Online Hymn Resource - has mp3s, Midis, lead sheets with melodySermonAudio.com - Connects hymns w/ Bible passages, history of the hymn, moreShareMe - downloadable hymnals, but expensive, scroll for choicesSongs of Praise - music for downloadTaize Community - mp3 music (for purchase) and podcastsTrinity Hymnal Resources - Orthodox Presbyterian Church. Midis, mp3s etc.LECTIONARY AND PLANNING RESOURCES
SOME ORGAN RESOURCES, SOCIETIES, BUILDERS & LITERATURE
ORGAN BUILDING COMPANIES
SOME HARPSICHORD RESOURCES, SOCIETIES, & BUILDERS
A FEW ORGANISTS & HARPSICHORDISTS
HANDBELL RESOURCES and GROUPS, and CHANGE-RINGING
CHURCH SUPPLY
MUSIC PUBLISHING HOUSES
THEOLOGICAL SCHOLARS, AUTHORS, LEADERS, & MYSTICS (favs have : )
Aristotle St. Augustine - (354-430)Marcus Borg Walter Brueggemann - prolific writerFred Craddock and Craddock Sermons Michael Cremo - Lecturer, author. Forbidden archeology and religion topicsDesiderius Erasmus - (1466-1536) Dutch Humanist & Theologian The Most Rev. Dr. Katharine Jefferts-Schori - Presiding Bishop & Primate of the Episcopal Church, USA - Scientist, Author, Pilot, Leader C. S. Lewis wiki and more at http://www.cslewis.com/ and http://www.cslewis.org/ Martin Luther - (1483-1546)Martin Luther King, Jr. Ramana Maharshi - Indian mystic who taught through silence (and some speech too)Elaine Pagels - and here Polycarp - (69-155) - Disciple of John the Apostle. Amazing lifeRev. Canon Chuck K. Robertson - Canon to the Presiding Bishop & Primate of the Episcopal Church, USA - Theologian, Author, Scholar, Steward, Clinician : )Eric Routley - Hymnologist, scholar, author (1917-1982)Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rūmī - (1207-1273) Sufi mystic and poet whose followers founded the Order of the Whirling Dervishes.Heinrich Schütz - (1585 -1672) His life journey made him a theologian, IMHOBarbara Brown Taylor - : )Desmond Tutu - and the D esmond Tutu Center Elie Wiesel - Such an amazing person. Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity Will Willimon - from SC, was Dean at Duke Chapel - : )Wipo of Burgundy (Wigbert) - (995-1048) - Victimae paschali laudes , plus cool name!Brian Wren - Hymnwriter, was Prof Emeritus at Columbia Seminary, clinicianA FEW CHURCHES (Where I have worked or sung. Last ones as choir in residence)
St. Paul's Episcopal Church - New Orleans - This is where I work! : )Ashland United Methodist Church - worked here during my DMA at USCCathedral of St. Philip - Atlanta, GA - sang here during Emory MM & teaching years.Community Church - Unitarian church I worked in - same time as Lakeview PresForest Lake Presbyterian Church - Columbia, SC - I worked with the senior choir!First Presbyterian Church - Milledgeville, GA - Here for five years when I lived there.Grace Episcopal Church in the City of Charleston - South Carolina - sang here!Lakeview Presbyterian Church - New Orleans - worked here for about two years, nice!Shiloh Christian Church - Lithonia, GA - actually my 1st directing church job.St. Michael's Episcopal Church - Charleston, SC - Baptised and brought up here.Trinity Episcopal Cathedral - Columbia, SC - sang and traveled w/ them for years!Salisbury Cathedral, UK St. Paul's Cathedral, London Yorkminster - York, EnglandA FEW MORE CHURCHES (Whose sites and programs I admire)
RELIGIOUS STUDIES RESOURCES AND SOME RELIGIONS - articles, basic info,
ANCIENT RELIGIONS, MYTHOLOGY, AND BELIEFS
St. Cecilia
Me w/ The Most Rev. Dr. Katharine Jefferts-Schori, Presiding Bishop. I was lucky to conduct at the consecration service for Louisiana's new Bishop Morris Thompson. May 8th, 2010.