Preaching From Home: The Stories Of Seven Lutheran Women Hymn Writers (Lutheran Quarterly Books)

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.

• | Author: Gracia Grindal
• | Publisher: Fortress Press
• | Publication Date: Jan 01, 2017
• | Number of Pages: 384 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback/Music
• | ISBN-10: 1506427170
• | ISBN-13: 9781506427171