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Hymns and Hymn‐Singing as an Indicator of the Situation of the Church
Author(s) -
BalslevClausen Peter
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
dialog
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.114
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1540-6385
pISSN - 0012-2033
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-6385.2009.00484.x
Subject(s) - hymn , singing , period (music) , history , order (exchange) , connection (principal bundle) , theology , art , classics , religious studies , literature , aesthetics , philosophy , management , engineering , finance , economics , structural engineering
: This article investigates the hymnals of four Lutheran churches in Germany, North America, Sweden and Denmark in order to identify the connection between ecclesiastic and theological development during the 20 th century, as well as the editorial process used in creating the hymnals of the period. The hymnals reflect a significant development from a traditional non‐ritualistic to an Anglican‐inspired ritualistic conception of the Sunday service as a side‐effect of the transition of the typical Lutheran churches from majority to minority churches.