{"product_id":"the-truth-that-sets-us-free","title":"The Truth That Sets Us Free","description":"Here is a collection of songs which exhibit what the title says:\n\nsongs which shun dated, churchy language and instead embrace contemporary speech;\nsongs which prove that the southern hemisphere has more to offer than ‘Kumbaya’;\nsongs which take the world seriously, because God takes it seriously;\nsongs which allow worship to be more than predictable praise;\nsongs which challenge the dominance of a performance mentality … because they are meant for all to sing.\n\nWhat we sing shapes what we believe  –  this is an incontrovertible truth as regards the song of the Church. It has led many Westerners to believe that Jesus was a silent baby (Away In A Manger) and a docile child (Once In Royal David’s City). It has suggested that militarism is an apt metaphor for discipleship (Onward Christian Soldiers) and this misconception is closely allied to decay (Abide With Me). It has also led to the assumption that, as regards religion, ‘the West is the best’ (O’er Those Gloomy Hills of Darkness, etc).\n\nThis is not to discount the value of these and other favourite texts. It is, rather, to suggest that the songs we sing reflect the theology of our times, and theology is always in process because God is always on the move.\n\nThe songs in this collection are not the antidote but rather a supplement both to traditional hymnody and to the narrow spectrum of biblical and emotional content in much praise and worship material. They are songs intended, as the title (which comes from the words of Jesus) suggests, to liberate us from limited horizons.","brand":"John L. Bell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45623408066879,"sku":"9781849522304","price":10.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/8883\/6671\/products\/10030439_LRG.jpg?v=1689137546","url":"https:\/\/www.aslanchristianbooks.com\/products\/the-truth-that-sets-us-free","provider":"Aslan Christian Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}