Der Jahreswechsel im Kirchenlied

Zur Geschichte, Motivik und Theologie deutscher und schweizerischer Lieder
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-3-525-62436-4
Verlag: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht

Buch, Deutsch, Band Band 085, 414 Seiten, kartoniert, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 232 mm, Gewicht: 696 g

Reihe: Arbeiten zur Pastoraltheologie, Liturgik und Hymnologie

A turn of the year is a transition celebrated in services predominantly in the Protestant church. Ute Nürnberg analyses eleven church hymns and the relevant sections in German and Swiss hymn books and traces the theological interpretation of this time of the year across five centuries. She shows how the circumcision and naming of Jesus, originally celebrated on January 1st, slowly lost significance and were gradually replaced by the New Year’s celebrations. This change in emphasis resulted in time itself becoming the dominating subject – and filled a gap in the ecclesiastical calendar: The feast now provided time to reflect on one's own life, the time given by God, and daily events in relation to Gods' eternity. This fresh approach to New Year hymnology opens up new fields for discussions and topical questions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nürnberg, Ute

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie Geschichte der Theologie, Einzelne Theologen
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Praktische Theologie Liturgik, Christliche Anbetung, Sakramente, Rituale, Feiertage
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Protestantismus, evangelische und protestantische Kirchen
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Praktische Theologie Christlicher Gesang, Kirchenmusik, Gebetsbücher

Leseproben

A turn of the year is a transition celebrated in services predominantly in the Protestant church. Ute Nürnberg analyses eleven church hymns and the relevant sections in German and Swiss hymn books and traces the theological interpretation of this time of the year across five centuries. She shows how the circumcision and naming of Jesus, originally celebrated on January 1st, slowly lost significance and were gradually replaced by the New Year’s celebrations. This change in emphasis resulted in time itself becoming the dominating subject – and filled a gap in the ecclesiastical calendar: The feast now provided time to reflect on one's own life, the time given by God, and daily events in relation to Gods' eternity. This fresh approach to New Year hymnology opens up new fields for discussions and topical questions.
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Über Autor(innen)

Nürnberg, Ute
Dr. Ute Nürnberg ist Reformierte Pfarrerin im Kanton Schaffhausen, Schweiz.

Dr. Ute Nürnberg ist Reformierte Pfarrerin im Kanton Schaffhausen, Schweiz.