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Hymns and the Christian "myth"

In Hymns and the Christian Myth, Lionel Adey demonstrates that over the centuries shifts emphasizing particular elements of the Christian faith accord with the interests and concerns of the times in which the hymns were composed
eBook, English, 1986
University of British Columbia, Vancouver [B.C.], 1986
Electronic books
1 online resource (xiii, 269 pages) : music
9780774802574, 9780774853002, 9781283224895, 9786613224897, 077480257X, 077485300X, 1283224895, 6613224898
243568791
[Part 1], The hymn : Beginnings and forms
What hymns are
Hymns and the Bible
The odes of Solomon and the early Christians
A note on the Byzantine hymn
[Part 2], The myth in medieval Christendom
"Creator of all things" : God the father
The coming of Christ
The heart of the myth : Christ crucified and risen
The testament of the Spirit
The four last things
[Part 3], The myth and the Reformation
The Father returns
Christ applied
How the end of things appeared
[Part 4], Modern hymns : the mutations of God
The Father
The Messiah
The Holy Spirit
Convergence and cleavage
Includes indexes
English