Dr . Julian, the editor of the Dictionary of Hymnology, says that'they are, with few exceptions, very weak and poor,'and others insist that they are'crudely sentimental '.
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According to this theory, which is rejected by other Orthodox but appears in the hymnology of the Church, " following a person's death the soul leaves the body and is escorted to God by angels.
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It is widely accepted that there are strong stylistic similarities between Akhenaten's Great Hymn to the Aten and the 104, though this form is found widespread in ancient Near Eastern hymnology both before and after the period.
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He contributed memoirs of divines to the " Dictionary of National Biography ", and wrote for the " Dictionary of Hymnology ", the " Church Quarterly Review ", and other periodicals.
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His innovative proposals embraced dogmatics, exegesis ( his important translation of and commentary on the Bible ), liturgy ( Bible reading instead of preaching ), hymnology and moral theology ( importance of good deeds and moral life ).
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He studied first at the University of Melbourne for a BMus and DipEd, holds a master's degree in organ performance and musicology from the Australian Catholic University ( Melbourne ) as well as a PhD in hymnology and musicology.
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"' Thomas Ken "'( July 1637 19 March 1711 ) was an English cleric who was considered the most eminent of the English non-juring bishops, and one of the fathers of modern English hymnology.
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Henry Williams Baker wrote and translated many of the hymns which it contains, and his ability, his profound knowledge of hymnology, and his energetic discharge of the duties of chairman of its committee for twenty years, mainly contributed to its success.
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Religious poetry was in this way reduced to mere trifling, for in the 11th century, which witnessed the decline of Greek hymnology and the revival of pagan humanism, Michael Psellus began parodying church hymns, a practice that took root in popular culture.
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As a teacher, he influenced many Swedish church musicians, and he was important in the development of church music in Sweden, which had suffered a long period of decline, having served as a member of official committees that supervised the liturgy and hymnology.
