A General Introduction to Hymnody and Congregational Song

by Samuel J. Rogal

Overview

Emphasizes the English hymn as a literary entity within denominational and historical contexts, from the early Church through the twentieth century. With a listing of works for further reading and an index to all hymns discussed.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780810824164
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	07/01/1991
Series:	ATLA Monograph Series , #26
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.81(d)

About the Author

Samuel J. Rogal chairs the Division of Humanities and Fine Arts at Illinois Valley Community College. A specialist in hymnology and eighteenth-century British literature and religion, he has published books and articles on John and Charles Wesley, Isaac Watts, Sabine Baring-Gould, Stephen Foster, Arthur Seymour Sullivan, temperance and gospel song, and the relationship between literature and hymnody.

Editorial Reviews

...valuable both for the historical information it provides and for its appreciative evaluation of the religious treasures enshrined in English-language hymns.

Adris Newsletter

...adds its part to what continues to be an on-going study of great worth and interest.

Sacred Music

...valuable both for the historical information it provides and for its appreciative evaluation of the religious treasures enshrined in English-language hymns.--Adris Newsletter

...adds its part to what continues to be an on-going study of great worth and interest.--Sacred Music

From the Publisher

...valuable both for the historical information it provides and for its appreciative evaluation of the religious treasures enshrined in English-language hymns.

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