I have been working this semester on creating a first draft of an open textbook on The Bible and Music<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>and have the draft shared online so that I can use it with students to gather feedback in the course that inspired it and for which I am, in the first instance, developing it (although I obviously hope it will be more broadly useful). I am grateful to the PALSave initiative of PALNI<\/a>, the Private Academic Library Network of Indiana, for their enthusiastic support for this initiative and for open educational resources more generally.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.palni.org\/2021\/03\/23\/palsave-textbook-creation-grants-awarded-to-faculty-textbook-authors\/<\/p>\n See also the article in Inside Higher Ed<\/em> on adoption of open educational resources<\/a>.<\/p>\n I am glad that Del Case of Wheaton College in Massachussetts (right, not that one, the other one) was able to make a guest appearance in my class to talk about Jesus in popular music.\u00a0He will be giving a series of talks in June on that topic:\u00a0\u201cJesus Is Just Alright: What Pop Songs About Jesus Can Teach Christians Today.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0He also has an event coming up sooner, the afternoon of April 15th, on Psalm 57: \u201cIn the shadow of your wings: Musical Bible study on the Psalms.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0Del Case also wrote about sacred choral music at the Grammys<\/a>\u00a0and asked what shadows sound like<\/a>.<\/p>\n There is a lecture,\u00a0\u201cChristianity and Opera: Grace, Faith, and Miracles,\u201d to be delivered by Desir\u00e9e Mays, coming up April 2oth<\/a>. That event is organized by St. Thomas Church in New York City<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Bible and Chinese Church Music<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/talesoftimesforgotten.com\/2021\/04\/07\/heres-the-meaning-of-the-symbolism-in-lil-nas-xs-controversial-new-music-video\/<\/p>\n Book Review: Theology and\u00a0Prince<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n