Description

Luther contributed much to present day worship. This book explains the influence of music on Luther and Luther’s five paradigms of praise.

Spring ’25
Required FLS textbook for Worship and Ministerial Acts course taught by Dr. James Molstre, Dean of FLS, and Mr. Andrew Hanson, Director of Music.

Spring ’23
Required FLS textbook for Worship and Ministerial Acts course taught by Mr. Andrew Hanson, Director of Music.

Spring ’19
Recommended AFLTS textbook for Worship, Hymns, and Music course taught by Mr. Andrew Hanson, Director of Music.

A leading voice on Luther and Music, Carl Schalk’s 56-page booklet reads much like a research paper. Well-structured, one can read the first sentence of each paragraph and get a great understanding of what is to come. Schalk chronicles music in Luther’s early life, asserts how Luther was a leading voice of his time in understanding music as practical and not speculative, and categorizes Luther’s contributions, understandings, and value of music into five “Paradigms of Praise.”
—Mr. Andrew Hanson