Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!psuvax1!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: oneill@csli.stanford.edu (Patrick O'Neill) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Some thoughts on "Christian Music" (was Re: Petra Praise) Message-ID: Date: 5 Feb 90 09:35:28 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Center for the Study of Language and Information, Stanford U. Lines: 17 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu I think that I missed some interesting discussion on music during December, so if the following questions have already been asked, just ignore me! 1. What do you (everyone/anyone) think about the nature of music itself? Many assume that the music of each era is "spiritually" or morally neutral; others believe just the opposite--- that music does communicate or influence in some spiritual sense (without taking lyrics into account). What evidence do you have for your position? 2. Does anyone have any references to any studies relating different types of music to different physiological or social responses? I keep hearing rumors about such studies, and I'd really like to see the results. Pat O'Neill