Joseph Herl

Amazing Love! How Can It Be

Preaching & Worship

“This book represents a significant addition to the scholarly literature on Wesley’s hymns. It places twelve hymns in historical context, referring to other religious and literary texts (especially the Bible), events in Wesley’s life, Wesley’s correspondence and journal entries, eighteenth-century hymnbooks, and modern scholarship.”

Joyful Singing

Preaching & Worship

“Benjamin Kolodziej can wring water from a stone. Early sources of Lutheran music in Texas are few, but Kolodziej nonetheless spins a convincing narrative from a paucity of information, filling in details through some clever deductions. This exemplary study of local music history should serve as a model for others in a similar vein.”

Music—God’s Mysterious Gift

Preaching & Worship

“This book is a concise yet profound explanation of how music affects the spiritual lives of individuals and Christian communities, covering both the natural effects of music by itself and the extraordinary potential of music coupled with the word of God.”

Singing Church History

History & Biography

“Paul Rorem applies his deep knowledge of church history and theology to hymns, and the result is an engagingly written brief history of the subject. Intended for lay audiences, it would make a good college or seminary textbook.”