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Theology in hymns? : a study of the relationship of doxology and theology according to A collection of hymns for the use of the people called Methodists (1780)

Title: Theology in hymns? : a study of the relationship of doxology and theology according to A collection of hymns for the use of the people called Methodists (1780) / Teresa Berger ; translated by Timothy Edward Kimbrough.
Author: Berger, Teresa.
Publication: Nashville, Tenn : Kingswood Books, [1995], ©1995.

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Description

221 pages; 23 cm

Summary

Of the many hymnbooks published by John and Charles Wesley, the most important was A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the People Called Methodists (1780). Taking this volume as a case study and concentrating on the Charles Wesley hymns included in it, Teresa Berger clarifies the relationship between the language of doxology of worship and praise of God and the substance of theological reflection.
She identifies the central theological themes and emphases in this body of hymnody, and raises the question of how theology can be embodied in hymns. Central to her argument is the claim that the theological analysis of doxological material is possible only when it takes care to recognize and safeguard the characteristics, the criteria of authenticity, and the tests of authority and legitimacy peculiar to doxological language.
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Part One of the book sets the whole discussion within the context of a renewed interest in doxological and liturgical traditions across Christianity by showing how the relationship of doxology and theology is an important topic of theological discussion in Roman Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox, and ecumenical circles. Part Two is devoted to a thorough theological analysis of the central themes and images of the 1780 Collection.
Part Three attempts to clarify the nature of doxology in its relation to theology.

Uniform Title

Theologie in Hymnen? English

Alternative Title

Theologie in Hymnen?

Subject

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Contents

Ch. 1. Definition of the Theme. A. Purpose, Range, and Parameters of This Study. B. The Development and Goal of the Study -- Ch. 2. Doxology and Theology: The Recent Discussion. A. Roman Catholic Liturgiology: ut legem credendi lex statuat supplicandi. B. Protestant Systematic Theology: The Linguistic Differences Between Dogmatics and the Language of Faith. C. The Orthodox Tradition: Liturgy as Theology and Theology as Doxology. D. The Ecumenical Discussion: Communion in Doxology as the Source and High Point of Church Unity -- Ch. 3. Theology in Hymns? A Collection of Hymns for the Use of the People Called Methodists. A. Introduction. B. Characteristics of Wesleyan Hymnody. C. The Interpretation of Individual Theological Themes. D. Conclusion -- Ch. 4. The Essence of Doxological Speech and Its Relationship to Theological Reflection. A. Characteristics of Doxological Speech. B. Criteria for Legitimacy. C. Tests of Authenticity.
D. "Audemus dicere... ": Doxological Speech and Theological Reflection.

ISBN

0687002818

LCCN

95009648

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