Seventeenth-Century Lutheran Meditations and Hymns (Classics of Western Spirituality (Hardcover))
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| Rating | : | 4.40 (674 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0809106000 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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Lund is the editor of Documents from the History of Lutheranism 1517-1750 and has published extensively on popular piety and practical religious literature in Germany from the period of the Protestant Reformation to the rise of the Pietist movement. About the Author Eric Lund is professor of Religion at St. He holds a PhD from Yale University . His primary field of research has been sixteenth- and seventeenth-century religious life in Germany. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. Dr.
"Lutheran Meditations and Hymns" according to William M. Gaydos. I have collected volumes from the Classics of Western Spirituality series for over Lutheran Meditations and Hymns I have collected volumes from the Classics of Western Spirituality series for over 30 years, and this is one of the best volumes in the series. German Protestants have produced a rich tradition of devotional literature, but much of it has not been translated for the English reader. In this volume I was particularly taken with Christian Scrivner's "Gottthold's Devotions " which are delightful reading and good sermon illustrat. 0 years, and this is one of the best volumes in the series. German Protestants have produced a rich tradition of devotional literature, but much of it has not been translated for the English reader. In this volume I was particularly taken with Christian Scrivner's "Gottthold's Devotions " which are delightful reading and good sermon illustrat
In addition, there are excerpts from Heinrich Müller (1631-1675) and Christian Scriver (1629-1693), spiritual reformers who influenced the reshaping of spiritual focus that took place between the late Reformation and the rise of Lutheran Pietism. Müller s meditations, drawn from his sermons, are sometimes provocative and always lively. Several of these texts are translated here into English for the first time.Lutheran hymns constituted some of the most notable examples of German poetry during the seventeenth century. The volume contains a complete new translation of Sacred Meditations, a highly influential devotional text written by Johann Gerhard (1582-1637) the most prominent Lutheran theologian of the Age of Orthodoxy as well as an excerpt from one of his later books, which instructs readers in the practice of meditation. Many of these hymns continue to be used for Lutheran worship down to the present day.. Scriver s meditations are an example of the genre of emblem
Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. He holds a PhD from Yale University . . His primary field of research has been sixteenth- and seventeenth-century religious life in Germany. Eric Lund is professor of Religion at St. Lund is the editor of Documents from the History of Lutheranism 1517-1750 and has published extensively on popular piety and practical r