Volume One contains a review by Douglas Bachorik on Irving's Colonial Counterpoint, a book about music in Manila during the early 20th century. Volume Two has two full-length articles by some pillars of the ethnodoxology movement: Dan Fitzgerald and Brian Schrag on evaluating new compositions, and James Krabill on the hymns of the Dida Harrist community in Côte d’Ivoire. There is also a working paper by Jacob Joseph about the on-the-ground work he is doing in India regarding contextualization of traditional music for the church.
My friend, Neil Coulter, serves as the journal's Editor. (I assist him with the reviews.) We hope that the online format will allow contributions from a variety of global voices. Unfortunately, journal publishing is often restricted to those who have resources and access to elite (and often Western) schools and universities. Our goal is to see many authors published in GFACF that would otherwise not be read in an academic journal.
We are always looking for new submissions. If you are reading this blog post, you probably have a personal interest in ethnodoxology. You may have done some research or have life experience that can be worked into a paper. If you have some ideas, please write to Neil about any ideas you have for an article, working paper, or review.
Thanks so much for highlighting this great resource, Glenn! And for your work to get it up and running too - Kudos!
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