Music and conversion of heart
  • On Saturdays, the NY Times usually runs a "Beliefs" column. On Feb. 1, it was about the work of Vern Bengtson, a professor of social science, who has studied a group of families over decades, including the way that faith was passed on. Near the end of the essay, the focus switches to Bengtson himself, and his own faith.
    http://nyti.ms/1kokYC2
  • JulieCollJulieColl
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    “The organ was roaring,” he recalled, “the congregation was singing, the pillars were going up to heaven, the light was sifting down through the stained-glass windows. I was just overwhelmed. I found my way to a pew and started crying. ... I haven’t been the same since.”


    I've been there. I think this must be an almost universal human reaction.
  • BenBen
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    So have I. Just a few weeks ago I found myself crying in church because of the beauty.