Remarks on The Music of Theology

In this response to The Music of Theology (2024), I remark upon three dimensions of the way of thinking theology set out by the authors. Firstly, I question the relationship between freedom and unfreedom they attribute to the aesthetic experience - because the theme of power is underdeveloped, I argue that the risk of being bound by undefined forces is greater than they show. Secondly, I show that their conceptualisation of resonance is more encompassing and ultimately convincing than Rosa's, because of the way they relate silence to sound. Finally, I show that the experience of music they operate under is private; focussing on the experience of live music might give a more thorough, relational understanding of music's foundational sharing.