I haven't read this book, but I've seen the title before and was curious myself about it. I don't mean to vear too off the subject, but I can tell you first hand myself, especially after visiting churches now in the past several weeks, that experiential contemporary worship is definately "in". One thing I don't like that has become popular, because of the technology we have, is that the screen up front has not only has the words for the songs but has a moving, flowing background picture or scene that one has to stare at while singing. This was brought into our prior church and I never liked it. It is just a detraction to me. Even at the SBC church we've been at for the last 4 weeks is a little too contemporary for me. They sing some hymns there, but there's still too much "band" up there for me and the hymns are "contemporized". But at least they don't have the "experiential" screen experience there. Well I might have to give up on what I would like for worship in whatever church we go to next.
Tomorrow is a big change of pace. Since we are church shopping I asked to go visit the OPC church (the only one around is 15 minutes away). We actually know some people there, so that's a plus. Not sure what my husband reaction will be there. I don't think we'll be finding the screen experience there either, so that's a plus too.

All said, this issue just makes it that much harder to find a good church.

The reason I put this question up for the hymn CDs, is that I would like to play them at home more for my boys to hear. WMBI used to play hymns/classical music in the early evening hours and it was great. Well guess what has now replaced this - more contemporary christian music!! I was really bummed when they did this!
Thanks for the links for the hymn/psalm music.