A Hymnal's Theological Significance |
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| Authors: | Paul Westermeyer |
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| Institution: | 1. Paul Westermeyer is Professor of Church Music at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota, where, in addition to teaching, he serves as Cantor for the seminary community and administers the Master of Sacred Music Program, a degree program of Luther Seminary in cooperation with St. Olaf College. His books include The Church Musician;2. With Tongues of Fire;3. Let Justice Sing;4. Te Deum: The Church and Music;5. The Heart of the Matter: Church Music as Praise, Prayer, Proclamation, Story, and Gift;6. Let the People Sing;7. and Rise, O Church: Reflections on the Church, Its Music, and Empire. |
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| Abstract: | Abstract : A hymnal is a synthetic theological manual, which is a cue card to the church's sounding form. It lives in a stream with a soundscape, expresses a theological orientation, and stands as an ethical check and balance with a prophetic voice against the empire's addictions and entrapments. |
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| Keywords: | hymns hymnals theology traditional worship alternative worship |
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