Will der Protestantismus in einer zunehmend säkularen Gesellschaft anschlussfähig bleiben, so tut er gut daran, sich auf seine liberalen Traditionen zu besinnen und die darin enthaltenen theologischen Einsichten, wissenschaftlichen Fragestellungen und methodischen Ansätze für unsere Zeit fruchtbar zu machen.
In a lively exploration of Jacques Offenbach's final masterpiece, Heather Hadlock shows how Les Contes d'Hoffmann summed up not only the composer's career but also a century of Romantic culture.
This book examines the primary biblical themes in the lyrical theology of Charles Wesley, the master hymn writer and cofounder of the Methodist movement.
In this immersive ethnography, Tony Tian-Ren Lin explores the reasons that Latin American immigrants across the United States are increasingly drawn to Prosperity Gospel Pentecostalism, a strand of Protestantism gaining popularity around the world.
From the Mormon Church's public announcement of its sanction of polygamy in 1852 until its formal decision to abandon the practice in 1890, people on both sides of the "e;Mormon question"e; debated central questions of constitutional law.
Der Band beleuchtet den Werdegang und das Wirken des Komponisten Joseph Friebert (1724–1799), der 1763 als Hof- und Domkapellmeister nach Passau engagiert wurde und dort unter drei Fürstbischöfen das musikalische Leben maßgeblich prägte.
Nach dem Tod Lullys im Jahr 1687 sei es, so ein lange vorherrschendes Geschichtsbild, zu einer Krise in der Tragédie en musique gekommen, die erst durch Rameaus "Hippolyte et Aricie" von 1733 überwunden worden sei.
Makes available twenty-two protest songs of the period up to and including the 1848 Revolution in Germany along with a reception history of the songs through their revival after 1945.
New perspectives on the greatest Finnish composer of all timePerhaps no twentieth-century composer has provoked a more varied reaction among the music-loving public than Jean Sibelius (1865-1957).
Born Again and Beyond identifies and interacts with various theological blind spots in Evangelicalism--such as its naive rationality, its faulty understanding of the nature of both Scripture and the gospel, and its emphasis on salvation as an event rather than a process.
Hans Gál, hochgelehrter und universaler Musiker, leistete einen bedeutenden Beitrag zur kaum überschaubaren Schubert-Literatur, zum Verständnis eines Genies.
The Christian doctrine of God has traditionally been presented in two parts: an account of the existence and attributes of God on the one hand, and an account of God's triunity on the other.
In her powerful, prophetic teaching style, bestselling author Jennifer Eivaz helps readers to continually sharpen their gifting in order to minister healing, breakthrough, and a supernatural display of God's glory.
An incisive new look at the pivotal modernist composerAlban Berg and His World is a collection of essays and source material that repositions Berg as the pivotal figure of Viennese musical modernism.
A fascinating exploration of the urbanism at the heart of Utopian thinkingThe vision of Utopia obsessed the nineteenth-century mind, shaping art, literature, and especially town planning.
Blues Book of the Year -Living BluesAssociation of Recorded Sound Collections Awards for Excellence Best Historical Research in Recorded Blues, Gospel, Soul, or R&B-Certificate of Merit (2018)2023 Blues Hall of Fame Inductee - Classic of Blues Literature categoryWith this volume, Lynn Abbott and Doug Seroff complete their groundbreaking trilogy on the development of African American popular music.
A sensitive and realistic look at the spiritual life and practices of the Amish This second book by the authors of the award-winning Amish Grace sheds further light on the Amish, this time on their faith, spirituality, and spiritual practices.
Obwohl das wissenschaftliche Interesse an den Phänomenen musikalischer Interpretation in den letzten Jahrzehnten in bemerkenswerter Weise zugenommen hat, sind die Beiträge italienischer Dirigenten dazu nur selten in den Fokus genommen worden.
