Wonderful words of life : hymns in American protestant history and theology /

Wonderful words of life : hymns in American protestant history and theology / [print] edited by Richard J. Mouw and Mark A. Noll. - Grand Rapids, Michigan : W.B. Eerdmans Pub., (c)2004. - xx, 288 pages ; 23 cm. - Calvin Institute of Christian Worship liturgical studies series .



The defining role of hymns in early evangelicalism "We're marching to Zion" : Isaac Watts in early America Hymnody and politics : Isaac Watts's "Our God, our help in ages past" and Timothy Dwight's "I love thy kingdom, Lord" / Rochelle A. Stackhouse -- Jesus shall reign : hymns and foreign missions, 1800-1870 Marketing the gospel : music in English-Canadian Protestant revivalism, 1884-1957 "I found my thrill" : the Youth for Christ movement and American congregational singing, 1940-1970 Protestant hymnody in contemporary Roman Catholic worship White folks "get happy" : mainstream America discovers the black gospel tradition Singing about death in American Protestant hymnody Stories and syllogism : Protestant hymns, narrative theology, and heresy "Some poor sailor, tempest tossed" : nautical rescue themes in evangelical hymnody Appendix I : American Protestant hymns project : a ranked list of most frequently printed hymns, 1737-1960 (the Marini list) -- Appendix II : "Hymns recommended for ecumenical use" in Catholic hymnbooks -- Appendix III : Hymns in Roman Catholic hymnals. Mark A. Noll -- Esther Rothenbusch Crookshank -- Robert A. Schneider -- Kevin Kee -- Thomas E. Bergler -- Felicia Piscitelli -- Virginia Lieson Brereton -- Jeffrey VanderWilt -- Susan Wise Bauer -- Richard J. Mouw --



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