Music and Theology: Essays in Honor of Robin A. Leaver, (Hardcover)

Music and Theology is a Festschrift honoring Dr.

Robin A.

Leaver, reflecting his interests in the history of sacred music with particular emphasis on studies related to Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750).

The scholar Robin A.

Leaver holds a unique place in sacred music scholarship because of his training in both music and theology.

He has written widely, bringing acute insights on a variety of musical repertories and topics related to Martin Luther, sixteenth-century psalmody, hymnody, and the sacred music of Johann Sebastian Bach.

In Music and Theology, twelve scholars influenced by Leaver' s work contribute essays in diverse areas of sacred music history and philosophy, focusing on the intersection of music and theology.

Ranging chronologically from the twelfth- century writer and composer Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179) to present-day considerations of American church music and worship, the volume provides thought-provoking new work for all who study church music.

Reflecting the prominent emphasis in Leaver' s own scholarship, eight chapters deal with the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, including his organ music, sacred cantatas, and passion settings.

A final chapter provides a chronological listing of Leaver' s own voluminous writings on music and theology.