Worship Wars, Gospel Hymns, and Cultural Engagement in American Evangelicalism, 1890-1940

This article argues that gospel hymnody was integral to the construction of modern evangelicalism. Through an analysis of the debate over worship music in three denominations, the Methodist Episcopal Church, the Christian Reformed Church, and the Reformed Church in America, from 1890-1940, I reveal...

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Main Author: Van Dyken, Tamara J. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge University Press [2017]
In: Religion and American culture
Year: 2017, Volume: 27, Issue: 2, Pages: 191-217
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B USA / Evangelical movement / Worship service / Controversy / History of ideas 1890-1940
Further subjects:B Reformed Church in America
B Gospel Music
B worship music
B Methodist Church
B Christian Reformed Church
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