| Preaching from Home: The Stories of Seven Lutheran Women Hymn Writers Contributor(s): Grindal, Gracia (Author) |
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ISBN: 1506427170 ISBN-13: 9781506427171 Publisher: Fortress Press OUR PRICE: $37.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Rituals & Practice - General - Music | Religious - Hymns - Music | Religious - Christian |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 6" W x 9" (1.11 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume by Gracia Grindal introduces English-speaking readers to several significant yet unsung Lutheran women hymn writers from the sixteenth century to the present. After a brief introductory discussion of Elisabeth Cruciger, the first woman hymn writer of the Reformation, Grindal provides fascinating profiles of these talented Scandinavian women who "preached from home" Dorothe Engelbretsdatter, Birgitte Hertz Boye, Berthe Canutte Aarflot, Lina Sandell, Britt G. Hallqvist, and Lisbeth Smedegaard Andersen. |
