Marcell Silva Steuernagel is Assistant Professor of Church Music and Director of the Master of Sacred Music Program at Southern Methodist University's Perkins School of Theology, USA. Marcell writes at the intersection of church music, theology, musicology, and performance theory. He served as Minister of Worship, Arts and Communication at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Curitiba, Brazil, for more than a decade and is an internationally active composer and performer.
Introduction: Performing Church Music
1 The Next Step: Performance Studies?
2 Ritual and Performance in Church Music Studies
3 Talking About Ritual, Participating in Ritual
4 Body in Worship: Church Music and Embodiment
5 Making Special, Play, and Change
6 Performing Church Music: Faith, Community, Tradition
Conclusion: "A Larger Performance"
