Hymns and Hymnody, Volume 2

While worship is one of the central functions of the church (along with mission, service, education, justice, and compassion) and occupies a prime focus of our churches, a renewed sense of awareness to our theological presuppositions and cultural cues must be maintained to ensure a proper focus in worship. Hymns and Hymnody: Historical and Theological Introductions is an introductory textbook in three volumes describing the most influential hymnists, liturgists, and musical movements of the church. This academically-grounded resource evaluates both the historical and theological perspectives of the major hymnists and composers that have impacted the church over the course of twenty centuries. Volume 2 begins with the Reformation and extends to the eighteenth-century hymnists and liturgists. Each chapter contains five elements: historical background, theological perspectives communicated in their hymns/compositions, contribution to liturgy and worship, notable hymns, and bibliography. The missions of Hymns and Hymnody are to provide biographical data on influential hymn writers for students and interested laypeople, and to provide a theological analysis of what the cited composers have communicated in the theology of their hymns. It is vital for those involved in leading the worship of the church to recognize that what they communicate is in fact theology. This latter aspect is missing in accessible formats for the current literature.

While worship is one of the central functions of the church (along with mission, service, education, justice, and compassion) and occupies a prime focus of our churches, a renewed sense of awareness to our theological presuppositions and cultural cues must be maintained to ensure a proper focus in worship. Hymns and Hymnody: Historical and Theological Introductions is an introductory textbook in three volumes describing the most influential hymnists, liturgists, and musical movements of the church. This academically-grounded resource evaluates both the historical and theological perspectives of the major hymnists and composers that have impacted the church over the course of twenty centuries. Volume 2 begins with the Reformation and extends to the eighteenth-century hymnists and liturgists. Each chapter contains five elements: historical background, theological perspectives communicated in their hymns/compositions, contribution to liturgy and worship, notable hymns, and bibliography. The missions of Hymns and Hymnody are to provide biographical data on influential hymn writers for students and interested laypeople, and to provide a theological analysis of what the cited composers have communicated in the theology of their hymns. It is vital for those involved in leading the worship of the church to recognize that what they communicate is in fact theology. This latter aspect is missing in accessible formats for the current literature.

List of Tables List of Figures About the Editors, Introduction Contributors, and Editorial Advisory Board Introduction to Volume 2: From Catholic Europe to Protestant Europe / Robin A. Leaver Part 4: Sixteenth Century 1. Costanzo Festa / Christina Labriola 2. Martin Luther: Raising Up the Reformation Song / Scott A. Moore 3. Early Lutheran Hymnody (1550-1650) / Benjamin Kolodziej 4. John Calvin and the Complete French Psalter / Corneliu C. Simu? 5. English Language Metrical Psalters of the Sixteenth Century / J. Michael Morgan 6. Catholic Reformation Hymnody / Anthony Ruff 7. Tomas Luis de Victoria / Alexander Blachly 8. Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina: Polyphonic Music as Devotional Expression / David W. Music Part 5: Seventeenth Century 9. British Hymnists / J. Christopher Holmes 10. Richard Baxter / Trent A. Hancock 11. English Language Metrical Psalters of the Seventeenth Century / J. Michael Morgan 12. Eucharistic Hymnody among British Dissenters / Bryan D. Spinks 13. German Lutheran Hymnody (1650-1750) / Joseph Herl Part 6: Eighteenth Century 14. Isaac Watts: Composer of Psalms and Hymns / Rochelle A. Stackhouse 15. The Wesleys: Charles and John / Erika K. R. Stalcup 16. Nikolaus von Zinzendorf and Moravian Song / Neal Campbell 17. Evangelical Anglican Hymnists / Karen B. Westerfield Tucker 18. Roman Catholic Hymnists / Jonathan Jakob Hehn 19. George Friedrich Handel: Musical Theology that Is Christological, Soteriological, and Supernatural / Michael F. Lloyd 20. Hymnody in Missionary Lands: A Decolonial Critique / Becca Whitla Timeline for Volume 2 / Mel R. Wilhoit Contributor Biographies for Volume 2: Alphabetical Listing Index of Scripture Index of Names and Subjects Index of Hymns