British Methodist Hymnody - Theology, Heritage, and Experience

List of contents

Introduction 1 Authorised Hymnody: Hymnals as Expressions of Doctrine and Theology 2 An Ecumenical Hymnody 3 An Evangelical Hymnody 4 Methodism’s Literary Repertoire: Form, Language, Editing, and Theological Expression 5 Musical Repertoire 6 Methodist Hymnody in Practice 7 The Influence of Methodist Hymnody beyond British Methodism 8 Hymnody and Methodist Identity

About the author

Martin V. Clarke is a Lecturer in Music at The Open University. He has research interests in the relationships between music and theology, hymnody, Methodist history and British music of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. He is currently a Co-Investigator on the AHRC-funded project ‘Listening and British cultures: listeners’ responses to music in Britain, c.1700–2018’. He was an invited participant at the Yale ISM Consultation on Music and Theology in 2013 and has twice been the recipient of Visiting Fellowships at Bridwell Library, Southern Methodist University.

Summary

This book argues that the significance of hymnody in British Methodism is best understood as a combination of its official status, spiritual expression, popular appeal, and practical application. It examines the history, perception, and practice of hymnody from Methodism’s eighteenth-century origins to its place as a worldwide denomi

Product details

• Authors: Martin V. Clarke
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367881467
• ISBN: 978-0-367-88146-7
• No. of pages: 210
• Series: Routledge Methodist Studies Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Music, RELIGION / General, MUSIC / Religious / Christian, RELIGION / Christianity / Methodist, Christianity, Religion and beliefs