Singing the Lord's song in a strange land : hymnody in the history of North American Protestantism /

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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 ident...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Blumhofer, Edith Waldvogel (Editor), Noll, Mark A., 1946- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tuscaloosa, Alabama : University of Alabama Press, [2004]
Series:Religion and American culture (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
Subjects:
Hymns > North America > History and criticism.
Protestant churches > North America > History.
Églises protestantes > Amérique du Nord > Histoire.
RELIGION > Christian Rituals & Practice > Worship & Liturgy.
RELIGION > Institutions & Organizations.
Hymns
Protestant churches
North America > Church history.
Amérique du Nord > Histoire religieuse.
North America
Church history
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary: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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (277 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780817388805
081738880X

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