| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 299 pages) |
| Contents |
Hymns, psalms, and controversy in the seventeenth century / Elizabeth Clarke -- The hymns of Isaac Watts and the tradition of dissent / J.R. Watson -- The circulation and reception of Philip Doddridge's Hymns / Françoise Deconinck-Brossard -- John Rippon and Baptist hymnody / Ken R. Manley -- Finding successors to the Poet of the Sanctuary : Josiah Conder in context / David M. Thompson -- W. Garrett Horder and Congregational hymnody : an introduction to The hymn lover and its author / Clyde Binfield -- James Martineau and the evolution of Unitarian hymnody / Alan Ruston -- The music of dissent / Nicholas Temperley -- The evolution of the Welsh hymn / E. Wyn James |
| Summary |
This is a comprehensive study of the dissenting hymn in England and Wales. The chapters cover a wide range of topics, including the style, language, and theology of hymns; their editing, publication, and reception; their role in promoting evangelical Christianity; and their shaping of denominational identities |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Dissenters, Religious -- England -- History
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Dissenters, Religious -- Wales -- History
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Hymns -- History and criticism.
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Protestant churches -- England -- Hymns -- History and criticism
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Protestant churches -- Wales -- Hymns -- History and criticism
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Dissenters, Religious.
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Hymns.
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Protestant churches -- Hymns.
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England.
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Wales.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Rivers, Isabel
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Wykes, David L
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| ISBN |
9780199545247 |
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0199545243 |
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9780191725708 |
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0191725706 |
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