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Sing them over again to me : hymns and hymnbooks in America / edited by Mark A. Noll and Edith L. Blumhofer.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Religion and American culture (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
- Religion and American culture
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hymns, English--United States--History and criticism.
- Hymns, English.
- United States.
- Protestant churches--United States--History.
- Protestant churches.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 260 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, [2006]
- Summary:
- This work probes the importance of Protestant hymns in defining America and American religion. From close examinations of the most popular hymns ("Amazing Grace," "O, For a Thousand Tongues to Sing," "All Hail the Power of Jesus' Name") to a study of the role hymns play in changing attitudes about race, class, gender, economic life, politics, and society, Sing Them Over Again to Me looks at hymns and hymnbooks as historical and cultural icons.
- Contents:
- The history in a hymn
- Hymns and hymnbooks as cultural icons
- Understanding the classical era of American Protestantism through hymns.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0817315055
- 0817352929
- OCLC:
- 61694750
- Publisher Number:
- 9780817315054
- 9780817352929
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