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The Whole Church Sings: Congregational Singing in Luther's Wittenberg
Contributor(s): Leaver, Robin a. (Author)
ISBN: 0802873758     ISBN-13: 9780802873750
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
OUR PRICE:   $31.05  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: May 2017
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BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Church - History
- Religion | Christian Rituals & Practice - Worship & Liturgy
- Religion | Christianity - Lutheran
Dewey: 780
LCCN: 2017561135
Series: Calvin Institute of Christian Worship Liturgical Studies
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.70 lbs) 220 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Christian
 
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Authoritative study by a renowned musicologist and Reformation scholar

Many scholars think that congregational singing was not established in Lutheran worship until well after the start of the Reformation. In this book Robin A. Leaver calls that view into question, presenting new research to confirm the earlier view that congregational singing was both the intention and the practice right from the beginning of the Wittenberg reforms in worship.

Leaver's study focuses on the Wittenberg hymnal of 1526, which until now has received little scholarly attention. This hymnal, Leaver argues, shows how the Lutheran Reformation was to a large degree defined, expressed, promoted, and taken to heart through early Lutheran hymns. Examining what has been forgotten or neglected about the origins of congregational hymnody under Martin Luther's leadership, this study of worship, music, and liturgy is a significant contribution to Reformation scholarship.