Preaching from Home

By Gracia Grindal

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1506427170
• ISBN13: 9781506427171
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"