On May 21, 2015 By Dustin Messer In Scribblings Like

Bach’s Education: The Augustinian Prescription

In The Book that Made Your World: How the Bible Created the Soul of Western Civilization, Vishal Mangalwadi quotes the Bach biographer Wilfrid Mellers as saying:

“At the school which Bach attended in Ohrdruf the system of education was little changed from the old [Augustinian] prescription. Music was second in importance only to theology, and was taught by the same master, who believed that music makes the heart ready and receptive to the divine Word and Truth, just as Elisius [Elisha] confessed that by harping he found the Holy Spirit.”

About the Author / Dustin Messer

A Sr. Fellow at the Center for Cultural Leadership, Dustin ministers at All Saints Dallas and teaches theology at Legacy Christian Academy in Frisco, TX. Additionally, Dustin serves on the board of directors at both the Evangelical Fellowship in the Anglican Communion (EFAC-USA) and the Center for Christian Civics in Washington, DC. Before starting his doctoral work at La Salle University, Dustin graduated from Boyce College and Covenant Theological Seminary, serving as Editor-in-Chief of Covenant's Bantam Journal while a student. Dustin's commentary on politics and culture has been quoted by several news outlets, including The American Conservative and WORLD Magazine. Having completed a fellowship at the National Review Institute, his writings have been published by Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, and the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission.