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Scott Michael Aniol (born March 30, 1980) is an American theologian, professor, and author known for his work on worship and culture. He is the author of three books and dozens of articles and is an Associate Professor at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary and Executive Director of Religious Affections Ministries.

Education and personal life
Aniol is a native of Michigan. He received a Master of Music in Church Music from Bob Jones University, a Master of Music in Musicology from Northern Illinois University, and a Master of Theological Studies and a PhD in Worship Ministry from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2013. Aniol has a wife and four children and is an elder at Church of Christ the King in Fort Worth, TX.

Career
From 2003-2008, Aniol was an associate pastor at First Baptist Church in Rockford, IL. In 2008, he founded Religious Affections Ministries and began traveling full time, speaking in churches, colleges, seminaries, and conferences.

Aniol was hired to the faculty of Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in the fall of 2012, where he currently holds the position of Associate Professor and Chair of the Worship Ministry Department.

Influence
Aniol is known primarily as a defender of a conservative worship philosophy, arguing that music carries universal meaning that can sometimes be inappropriate for worship.

Aniol gained some notoriety as a critic of Christian hip hop when he engaged in an extended debate on the subject in 2014 with Christian rapper Shai Linne.

Books authored by Scott Aniol

 * Worship in Song: A Biblical Philosophy of Music and Worship ISBN 978-0884692621 (2009)
 * Sound Worship: A Guide to Making Musical Choices in a Noisy World ISBN 978-0982458204 (2009)
 * Sound Worship: Teacher's Edition: A Guide to Making Musical Choices in a Noisy World ISBN 978-0982458228 (2011)
 * By the Waters of Babylon: Worship in a Post-Christian Culture ISBN 978-0825443770 (2015)

Books edited by Scott Aniol

 * Hymns to the Living God (Senior Editor) ISBN 978-0999431726 (2017)

Books to which Scott Aniol has contributed

 * 'A Conservative Christian Declaration' ISBN 978-0982458297 (2014)