b. 1948 Topics: Antiphonal Psalms; Biblical Names and Places Amorites; Biblical Names and Places Bashon; Biblical Names and Places Egypt; Biblical Names and Places Exodus; Biblical Names and Places Israel; Biblical Names and Places Og; Biblical Names and Places Pharoah; Biblical Names and Places Red Sea; Biblical Names and Places Sihon; Church Year Easter; Commitment; Daily Prayer Night Prayer; Darkness; Earth; Elements of Worship Gathering; Enemies; Evil; Fear; Freedom; God Light from; God's Wonders; God's Deeds; God's Faithfulness; God's Goodness; God's Love; God's People (flock, sheep); God's Promise of Redemption; God's Providence; God's Strength; Gratitude; Historical Psalms; Hymns of Praise; Joy; Occasional Services New Year; Pain; People of God / Church Suffering; The Creation; Year A, B, C, Easter, Easter vigil; Settings Especially Appropriate for Children; Texts in Languages Other than English Swahili Translator of "Give Thanks unto the Lord" in Psalms for All Seasons C. Michael Hawn
University Distinguished Professor of Church Music
Director, Master of Sacred Music Program
Education
D.M.A., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1975; M.C.M., Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1972; B.M.E., Wheaton College, 1970
Teaching Specialties
Worship and music, worship and culture, Seminary Singers, hymnology
Research Interests
Global music and worship, cross-cultural worship, enlivening congregational song
Selected Publications
:: C. Michael Hawn, ed., New Songs of Celebration Render: Congregational Singing in the Twenty-First Century (Chicago: GIA Publications, Inc., 2013)
:: C. Michael Hawn, contributor, Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology (Norwich, UK: Canterbury Press, 2013), http://hymnology.imprezadev.co.uk/; 25 articles on global hymnody with a focus on sub-Saharan African hymns
:: Gather into One: Praying and Singing Globally (Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 2003).
:: One Bread, One Body: Exploring Cultural Diversity in Worship (Bethesda, MD: The Alban Institute, 2003).
:: C. Michael Hawn, author and compiler, Halle, Halle: We Sing the World Round (Garland, TX: Choristers Guild, 1999).
Professional Distinctions
Regional winner and national finalist, National Association of Teachers of Singing Artist Awards contest, 1974; Citation for Excellence in Teaching, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1988; grant from Association of Theological Schools for sabbatical study in Nigeria and Kenya, 1989; Chair, Board of Directors, Children's Chorus of Greater Dallas, 1996-1998; Louisville Institute Sabbatical Research Grant, Lilly Foundation, 1998-1999; Worship Renewal Grant from the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, Grand Rapids, MI, with funds provided by Lilly Endowment, Inc., 2000; Choristers Guild, President of the Board of Directors, 1990-92, 2001-03; Elected Fellow of the Hymn Society (2008); ordained Baptist minister (1980)
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C. Michael Hawn