What Makes Music Sacred?

I began my career as a musician working in churches.  During that time I've thought a lot about what music is appropriate for the church and what music is not appropriate.  Ultimately it comes down to the question "what makes music sacred?"  In honor of National Bible week (beginning today) I wrote an article for the Oxford University Press music blog.  To read the article, click here http://blog.oup.com/2013/11/what-makes-music-sacred/