Glory and Honor: The Music and Artistic Legacy of Johann Sebastian Bach

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Johann Sebastian Bach was a musical genius, an intellectual giant and a gracious man. His achievement in the area of music is one of the greatest tours de force in history - on a par with or surpassing that of Shakespeare, Michelangelo, Dante, Rembrandt, or Aquinas. Bach worked at a crucial time in history. He combated the ideas of the Enlightenment with its elevation of human reason as the ultimate authority of everything. His struggles, musically and professionally, are those of a man seeking to maintain a high view of worship, academics, and the grounding of all life on the Word of God. As a man valiant in his convictions, he stood against the trends and fashions of his day and succeeded as a witness of the Gospel to the generations who followed him. While his name conjures many images, musical phrases, and half-remembered stories, the life of this colossal genius provides practical lessons in leadership for both artists and anyone who strives to serve others with excellence and integrity.

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GREGORY WILBUR is an acclaimed director and composer, director of fine arts at Franklin Classical School, and professor of aesthetics at Bannockburn College in Franklin, Tennessee. The co-author of Christmas Spirit and The Christian Almanac, he lives in Middle Tennessee. DAVID VAUGHAN is the pastor of Liberty Christian Church, director of Liberty Leadership Institute, and president of Liberty Classical School. He is also the editor of the St. Louis Metro Voice newspaper and hosts the Encounter radio program in the St. Louis area. Vaughan lives in O'Fallon Missouri.