Erich R. W. Schultz, Editor. Waterloo: Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1976

Threinen, Norman J.

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Vita Laudanda: Essays in Memory of Ulrich S. Leopold

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ConsensusVolume 2 | Issue 3 Article 77-1-1976Vita Laudanda: Essays in Memory of Ulrich S.LeopoldNorman J. ThreinenFollow this and additional works at: http://scholars.wlu.ca/consensusThis Book Reviews is brought to you for free and open access by Scholars Commons @ Laurier. It has been accepted for inclusion in Consensus by anauthorized editor of Scholars Commons @ Laurier. For more information, please contact scholarscommons@wlu.ca.Recommended CitationThreinen, Norman J. (1976) "Vita Laudanda: Essays in Memory of Ulrich S. Leopold," Consensus: Vol. 2 : Iss. 3 , Article 7.Available at: http://scholars.wlu.ca/consensus/vol2/iss3/7BOOKS INREVIEWVITA LAUDANDA: ESSAYS IN MEMORY OF ULRICH S. LEUPOLDERICH R.W. SCHULTZ, EditorWaterloo: Wilfred Laurier University Press, 1976.192 pages. $3.50Although one is at first somewhat overwhelmed with the seeming variety ofthe topics which the essays in this volume reflect, a cursory reading of the essaysalready reveals a central theme - the worship experience of the church. Even theessays which do not focus specifically on worship and music fit into this schema.Granskou’s ‘The Unity and Variety of the Gospel’* (pp. 11-23) centres largely onconfronting people with the Gospel. Although not specifically anticulated, theimplications for preaching are obvious. Himmelman’s excellent essay on “Jesus’Eschatological Concern for Poor Folk” (pp. 73-83) touches the worshipexperience of the Church at the point of the Lord’s Supper. And Riekert’streatment of ‘The Death Resurrection Motif’ (pp. 59-71), which applies theanalysis of Jung to the biblical narrative of the encounter of Nicodemus andJesus, specifically makes reference to the phenomenon of worship.Of particular interest to parish pastors are three essays which specificallyfocused on modern developments in worship forms. Reumann’s essay on""Redaktionsgeschichte and Roamn Ordo: Some principles and problems inPericope Reform” (pp. 25-58) represents a major contribution and should be ofpractical interest to pastors confronted with the challenge of using the new threeyear lectionary cycle. Of interest particularly to those who have beenexperimenting with the ILCW contemporary worship materials publications is theessay by Anders on ‘The Search for a New Song: Developments in ContemporaryHymnody in the American Lutheran Churches” (pp. 101-115). And pastors, whohave experienced difficulty with some of the outdated language of the collects,will appreciate the simple, contemporary rendition of the complete set of collectsfor the church year proposed by Brown in his “Revision of the Collects: AnExperiment” (pp. 117-135).Finally, significant contributions to the study of worship are made by Kemp’sessay on “The Polyphony of Life”, Buszin’s treatment on “Heinrich Schuetz” andVajta’s “The New Mass in Protestant Perspective”.Vita Laudanda (A Life Worthy of Praise) is in itself worthy of praise. Although acouple of the essays are somewhat oblique at times, the collection as a whole isworth procuring. Certainly those who knew and respected Ulrich Leopold willwant to have the volume. The excellent biographical sketch of Leopold and thelisting of books, articles and book reviews by him (260 entries) show him to havebeen a significant influence on the scene of Canadian Lutheranism.NJT

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