{"id":18,"date":"2010-03-24T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-24T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jazztheologian\/2010\/03\/whats-a-jazz-theologian-we-are-practicing-christians-p1.html"},"modified":"2010-03-24T02:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-24T02:00:00","slug":"whats-a-jazz-theologian-we-are-practicing-christians-p1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jazztheologian\/2010\/03\/whats-a-jazz-theologian-we-are-practicing-christians-p1.html","title":{"rendered":"Composing a Jazz-Shaped Faith:  We are Practicing Christians (p1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jazztheologian\/assets_c\/2010\/03\/FTGPicture1-12195.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/109\/import\/assets_c\/2010\/03\/FTGPicture1-thumb-100x142-12195.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"142\" alt=\"FTGPicture1.jpg\" class=\"mt-image-right\" style=\"float: right;margin: 0 0 20px 20px\" \/><\/a><\/span>Composing a jazz-shaped faith is about practicing Christianity. &nbsp;When a musician takes the stage practice is assumed. &nbsp;A basic understanding of one&#8217;s instrument, music, standards and the essence of jazz are all necessary (and expected) in order for concert to be experienced.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>How would this change the way we view what it means to be a Christian? &nbsp;Or perhaps a better question, if practice was assumed in the Christian faith what would we expect from each other?<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Feel free to join the groove&#8230;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Composing a jazz-shaped faith is about practicing Christianity. &nbsp;When a musician takes the stage practice is assumed. &nbsp;A basic understanding of one&#8217;s instrument, music, standards and the essence of jazz are all necessary (and expected) in order for concert to be experienced. 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