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John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme as Prayed Glossolalia

2019; Brill; Volume: 28; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1163/17455251-02801007

1745-5251

Jonathan Rowlands,

Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies

In this article the author offers a theological reading of John Coltrane’s seminal 1965 album, A Love Supreme . He suggests it is feasible to interpret Coltrane’s work as a musical parallel of sorts to the phenomenon of praying in tongues. The author contends that such a reading is not only possible but also desirable, since it issues a challenge to the modern Church regarding its worship practices and the use of glossolalia, making the issue important for modern Pentecostal Christian communities.