'Playing with Fire' - Alex Robertson

Music is power ... power to influence and inspire, or to anipulate and control. It can be a wonderful means of expresion, or a potent and addictive drug. This book is about the use and abuse of that power. It is timely, because Christianity today stands at a crossroads with regard to music. Some welcome and joyfully promote the arrival of new styles and sounds into Christian worship. Others feel strongly that the church is compromising with the world when it should be standing against it. Many are just confused. There are questions that demand answers: *What is the reason behind the 'music explosion' in society today? *Why does music affect us so powerfully: *What is God's purpose for music? *What is the devil's purpose for music? *What makes the difference between the use and abuse of music? These and many other issues are dealt with in this wide-ranging and stimulating book. Controversial and outspoken, yet balanced and constructive, this is a book to provoke thought, prayer, and change.