Music and Worldview

Welcome to Every Thought Captive.  I’m Phil Steiger.

Have you ever heard anyone say, “It’s just music”?  Many people are convinced that music is nothing more than a matter of taste, and there is no real way to judge between good and bad music.

Recently two towns in the UK have discovered that playing Classical music over their PA systems either calms down the rowdier element, or convinces them to leave the property altogether.  Why is does this happen?  I think it is far more than just that some young people find Classical music boring.  I would argue that it is because good music discourages bad behavior, and bad music encourages bad behavior.

A lot of what passes for music these days caters to the lowest parts of our humanity.  Much of it encourages destructive social behavior and vice in general, and discourages virtue.  In the process of worldview formation, music is not an innocent bystander.

This has been Every Thought Captive.  I’m Phil Steiger, pastor at Quail Lake Community Church and Director of Dayspring Center for Christian Studies.  For more information, please visit everythoughtcaptive.org.