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Congregational song in the worship of the church : examining the roots of American traditions / William L. Hooper.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Eugene, Oregon : Pickwick Publications, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Description: 1 online resource (xiii, 297 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781532690747
  • 1532690746
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Congregational Song in the Worship of the Church : Examining the Roots of American Traditions.DDC classification:
  • 781.71 23
LOC classification:
  • ML3000 .H66 2020
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Congregational song in the ancient world -- Congregational song in the Old Testament -- Congregational song in the New Testament -- Congregational song in the early church: 100-600 CE -- Congregational song in the western church -- Congregational song in the reformation -- Congregational song in the English tradition -- Congregational song in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century America -- Congregational song in America: 1900-2000 -- Congregational song in contemporary America.
Summary: "This book is a study of how congregational song developed and has been used in the worship of Western churches in general and specifically churches in the United States. Beginning with the worship of ancient peoples, the Hebrews, and early Christians and continuing to the present, the author examines historically how song has been and is used as an intentional sacred ritual action, like prayer or Scripture reading. Written primarily as an introductory text for college and seminary students, the overall goal is to make a historical journey with the people, events, and ideas from which have evolved the various types of song we have in American worship today. To help readers think more deeply about the material, study questions are given at the end of each chapter."--Back cover

Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-297).

Congregational song in the ancient world -- Congregational song in the Old Testament -- Congregational song in the New Testament -- Congregational song in the early church: 100-600 CE -- Congregational song in the western church -- Congregational song in the reformation -- Congregational song in the English tradition -- Congregational song in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century America -- Congregational song in America: 1900-2000 -- Congregational song in contemporary America.

"This book is a study of how congregational song developed and has been used in the worship of Western churches in general and specifically churches in the United States. Beginning with the worship of ancient peoples, the Hebrews, and early Christians and continuing to the present, the author examines historically how song has been and is used as an intentional sacred ritual action, like prayer or Scripture reading. Written primarily as an introductory text for college and seminary students, the overall goal is to make a historical journey with the people, events, and ideas from which have evolved the various types of song we have in American worship today. To help readers think more deeply about the material, study questions are given at the end of each chapter."--Back cover