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Preaching from Home: The Stories of Seven Lutheran Women Hymn Writers

Preaching from Home: The Stories of Seven Lutheran Women Hymn Writers

This volume by Gracia Grindal introduces English-speaking readers to several significant yet unsung Lutheran women hymn writers from the sixteenth century to the present. After a brief introductory discussion of Elisabeth Cruciger, the first woman hymn writer of the Reformation, Grindal provides fascinating profiles of these talented Scandinavian women who "preached from home": Dorothe Engelbretsdatter, Birgitte Hertz Boye, Berthe Canutte Aarflot, Lina Sandell, Britt G. Hallqvist, and Lisbeth Smedegaard Andersen.

Grindal not only gives a biographical account of each woman ― her life, her piety, her times ― but also offers sparkling new English translations of each writer’s key hymns. In the last chapter Grindal recounts her own inspiring journey as a Lutheran woman hymn writer. Her Preaching from Home will open the door to a world previously unknown to most North Americans.
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  • Publisher Fortress Press
  • Format Paperback
  • ISBN 9781506427171
  • eBook ISBN 9781506427188
  • Dimensions 6 x 9
  • Pages 384
  • Publication Date January 1, 2017
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