Singing the Lord's song in a strange land : hymnody in the history of North American Protestantism /
Singing the Lord's song in a strange land : hymnody in the history of North American Protestantism /
edited by Edith L. Blumhofer and Mark A. Noll ; [with an introduction by Stephen Marini].
- 1 online resource (277 pages)
- Religion and American culture .
- Religion and American culture (Tuscaloosa, Ala.) .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The latest scholarship on the role of hymns in American evangelicalism. Music and song are important parts of worship, and hymns have long played a central role in Protestant cultural history. This book explores the ways in which Protestants have used and continue to use hymns to clarify their identity and define their relationship with America and to Christianity. Representing seven groups--Baptists, Presbyterians, Lutherans, Mennonites, Holiness, Hispanics, and Evangelicals--the nine essays reveal how hymns have helped immigrants to establish new identities, contributed to the body of worshi.
9780817388805 (e-book) 081738880X (e-book) (cloth ; alk. paper)
Hymns--History and criticism.--North America
Protestant churches--History.--North America
Églises protestantes--Histoire.--Amérique du Nord
RELIGION--Christian Rituals & Practice--Worship & Liturgy.
RELIGION--Institutions & Organizations.
Hymns.
Protestant churches.
North America--Church history.
Amérique du Nord--Histoire religieuse.
North America.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Church history.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
BV310 / .S66 2004eb
264/.23/0973
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The latest scholarship on the role of hymns in American evangelicalism. Music and song are important parts of worship, and hymns have long played a central role in Protestant cultural history. This book explores the ways in which Protestants have used and continue to use hymns to clarify their identity and define their relationship with America and to Christianity. Representing seven groups--Baptists, Presbyterians, Lutherans, Mennonites, Holiness, Hispanics, and Evangelicals--the nine essays reveal how hymns have helped immigrants to establish new identities, contributed to the body of worshi.
9780817388805 (e-book) 081738880X (e-book) (cloth ; alk. paper)
Hymns--History and criticism.--North America
Protestant churches--History.--North America
Églises protestantes--Histoire.--Amérique du Nord
RELIGION--Christian Rituals & Practice--Worship & Liturgy.
RELIGION--Institutions & Organizations.
Hymns.
Protestant churches.
North America--Church history.
Amérique du Nord--Histoire religieuse.
North America.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Church history.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
BV310 / .S66 2004eb
264/.23/0973