TY - BOOK AU - Blumhofer,Edith Waldvogel AU - Noll,Mark A. TI - Singing the Lord's song in a strange land: hymnody in the history of North American Protestantism T2 - Religion and American culture SN - 9780817388805 AV - BV310 .S66 2004eb U1 - 264/.23/0973 22 PY - 2004///] CY - Tuscaloosa, Alabama PB - University of Alabama Press KW - Hymns KW - North America KW - History and criticism KW - Protestant churches KW - History KW - Églises protestantes KW - Amérique du Nord KW - Histoire KW - RELIGION KW - Christian Rituals & Practice KW - Worship & Liturgy KW - bisacsh KW - Institutions & Organizations KW - fast KW - Church history KW - Histoire religieuse KW - Electronic books KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=835582 ER -