Singing the Gospel
| Author | : Christopher Boyd BROWN |
| Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
| Total Pages | : 313 |
| Release | : 2009-06-30 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780674028913 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0674028910 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Singing the Gospel by : Christopher Boyd BROWN
Download or read book Singing the Gospel written by Christopher Boyd BROWN and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a new appraisal of the Reformation and its popular appeal, based on the place of German hymns in the sixteenth-century press and in the lives of early Lutherans. The Bohemian mining town of Joachimsthal--where pastors, musicians, and laity forged an enduring and influential union of Lutheranism, music, and culture--is at the center of the story.
