Luther on Music

Luther on Music
Author: Carl Schalk
Publisher:
Total Pages: 64
Release: 1988
Genre: Music
ISBN:

The purpose of this volume is to: (1) establish the importance of music--especially in Luther's early life, in his education in the schools, and in his life in the monastery--in shaping his understanding of the role of music in the Christian life; (2) show how Luther's developing understanding of music in Christian life and worship led him to a practical and many-faceted involvement in a variety of music's aspects; (3) bring into sharp relief several distinct paradigms, or patterns of thought, that dominated Luther's theological understanding of the role of music in the church's life and ministry.

Luther's Liturgical Music

Luther's Liturgical Music
Author: Robin A. Leaver
Publisher: Fortress Press
Total Pages: 499
Release: 2017-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1506427162

Martin Luther's relationship to music has been largely downplayed, yet music played a vital role in Luther's life -- and he in turn had a deep and lasting effect on Christian hymnody. In Luther's Liturgical Music Robin Leaver comprehensively explores these connections. Replete with tables, figures, and musical examples, this volume is the most extensive study on Luther and music ever published. Leaver's work makes a formidable contribution to Reformation studies, but worship leaders, musicians, and others will also find it an invaluable, very readable resource.

Music in Martin Luther's Theology

Music in Martin Luther's Theology
Author: Yakub E. Kartawidjaja
Publisher: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2021-04-12
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 3647565539

The study aims to analyse the impact of Luther's theology on his thoughts about music. It limits itself to an analysis of the topic by focusing on the three most important statements of Luther about music in his unfinished treatise Περι της μουσικης [On Music]. The first statement is that music is "a gift of God and not of man" [Dei donum hominum est], second, music "creates joyful soul" [facit letos animos], and third, music "drives away the devil" [fugat diabolum]. The relation between these three statements to each other and to Luther's theology in general can be understood in connection with his personal experiences and commitments to music, which were undergirded by his theology. Luther, as a man of medieval times, took for granted the existence of the devil, and many of his writings contained frequent references to the personal attacks of the devil, where it influenced his thoughts about music.

The Whole Church Sings

The Whole Church Sings
Author: Leaver, Robin A.
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2017
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0802873758

The whole church sings : congregational singing in Luther's Wittenberg by Robin A. Leaver (2017).

Luther’s Theology of Music

Luther’s Theology of Music
Author: Miikka E. Anttila
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2013-08-29
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 3110310279

The sweetness of music is something that has puzzled Christian theologians for centuries. In this study, Luther’s theology of music is approached from the point of view of pleasure. It examines the significance of joy, beauty and pleasure in relationship with music and Luther’s theology. The notion of music as the supreme gift of God requires also a discussion about the idea of ‘gift’. Music opens up new perspectives into Luther’s thinking. Luther has seldom been reckoned among aesthetic theologians. Nevertheless, Luther has a peculiar view on beauty, understanding faith as a kind of aesthetic contemplation.

Luther on Worship

Luther on Worship
Author: Vilmos Vajta
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2004-12-22
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1597520314

Martin Luther and the Arts

Martin Luther and the Arts
Author: Andreas Loewe
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2022-11-21
Genre: History
ISBN: 9004527435

Andreas Loewe and Katherine Firth elucidate Luther’s theory and practice of the arts to reach audiences and convince them of his Reformation message using a range of strategies, including music, images and drama.

Music, Theology and Worship

Music, Theology and Worship
Author:
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2014-01-10
Genre: Music
ISBN: 0786484047

This book offers a representative collection of insightful essays about devotional music from nineteenth-century scholars and practitioners. Addressing the social and theological import of church music, this text also explores the divine quality of the human voice, the spiritual efficacy of congregational singing, and a host of topics pertinent to church life. Those interested in the relationship of music and religion will find value in the descriptions, opinions, and analyses.