tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35594660.post7746648586278114637..comments2023-12-24T20:48:11.634+00:00Comments on Opinionated Vicar: With One Heart and VoiceDavid Keenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11872644403415655350noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35594660.post-20805327969963030232013-07-10T12:07:31.134+01:002013-07-10T12:07:31.134+01:00That's interesting - we've started using s...That's interesting - we've started using some meditative CD tracks in church whilst people are taking communion, often slow chant style, and quite a few people have commented on how that's helped them. Though in that situation, they're not even singing along, just listening. David Keenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11872644403415655350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35594660.post-87516113630159958732013-07-10T10:39:51.543+01:002013-07-10T10:39:51.543+01:00Sorry, I actually read the abstract of the paper a...Sorry, I actually read the abstract of the paper and it seems that they did sing hymns. But there was a scale of synchronising, from single tone to hymns to slow mantra, and the slow mantra was more effective than the hymns.Big Dannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35594660.post-79978147673693327372013-07-10T10:10:02.373+01:002013-07-10T10:10:02.373+01:00Unfortunately the study doesn't seem to mentio...Unfortunately the study doesn't seem to mention that they are singing *praise*. In which case it would seem that it's the singing part rather than the praise part that's uniting people. To me this adds weight to the argument that when people think they're feeling God's presence during worship, they're more likely just experiencing a physiological response due to the Big Dannoreply@blogger.com