Word: wagnerism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...WITHOUT MUSIC, LIFE would be an error," Friedrich Nietzsche once wrote. The influential German philosopher (1844-1900) had an abiding, often passionate interest in music and wrote celebrated treatises both for and against the work of Wagner. Yet only a few specialists know that Nietzsche composed music himself...
...places miracles squarely at the center of worship. The growth rate of the "postdenominational" churches--the Charismatics and Pentecostals--now surpasses that of the Southern Baptists. Loosely structured, informal, led by powerful "apostles," these churches reject rigid hierarchies and sedate theology. "People don't come to listen," explains Peter Wagner, a professor of church growth at Fuller Theological Seminary, "They come to do." The miracles take many forms: besides healing, there are members who have visions, or speak in tongues, or collapse on the ground when seized by the power of the Holy Spirit...
...live in an exceptional time," says Wagner. "In the Middle Ages in Europe, perhaps, there may have been something comparable. But certainly in the history of the U.S. we have never seen such a frequency of signs and wonders.'' And what about disputes among modern scholars? "I don't pay any attention whatsoever to the challenges, no matter how scholarly they are," he snaps. "Why should I, when I see healing happening all the time...
...Boston Lyric's latest operatic offering is "operatic" only in that it is as long as Wagner and as contrived as any opera plot. The cast's energetic efforts and the show's polished appearance (forget about the bare bulbs and peeling paint) redeem the score's failings...
Third Period Pro-Blahoshi (Wagner) 3:52. Har-A. Mleczko (Kellogg, W. Mleczko) 15:29. Pro-Wheeler (Carlson, Blahoshi...