Music that lifts hearts -- and raises roofs: solemnities at cathedrals. Music that whispers -- a cantor leading a small, Monday morning assembly. Texts and melodies that give voice to our inner devotion. 
Creativity and the Roots of Liturgy
John Foley S.J.
The liturgy is a symbolic dialogue with God representing the highest form of aesthetic experience. John Foley presents a systematic vision of the liturgy as it relates to aesthetics. He demonstrates that liturgy is itself an art form that unites the various liturgical arts under its broad umbrella.
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