The Lutheran History Podcast

Benjamin Phelps

The Lutheran History Podcast interviews professional and independent historians on their work, covering over 500 years of Lutheranism. We hear new stories, examine old heroes of faith, and dig into the who, how, what, and why of history-making.

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The Lutheran History Podcast

Episodes (81)

Fri May 1st TLHP 80 "The Lutheran Hymnal" (TLH) and Americanization in the Synodical Conference with Elisabeth Urtel
Apr 3rd TLHP 79 The Reformation of Suffering with Ronald Rittgers
Mar 6th TLHP 78 Lutherans and the American Revolution: God on Three Sides with Jonathan Wilson PART II

The Lutheran History Podcast

May 1, 2026
1¼ hours
46 MB

In this episode, we explore the story behind The Lutheran Hymnal (1941) and the remarkable collaboration that brought it into existence. Drawing on Elisabeth J. Urtel’s recent dissertation, the conversation traces how the Missouri, Wisconsin, Norwegian, and Slovak synods of the Synodical Conference worked together to produce a shared English-language hymnal during a time of profound cultural change. The discussion examines how the shift from German and other immigrant languages to English shaped Lutheran identity in America, the theological and musical principles that guided the hymnal committee, and the challenges of translating and selecting hymns that would faithfully carry th...

The Lutheran History Podcast

TLHP 80 "The Lutheran Hymnal" (TLH) and Americanization in the Synodical Conference with Elisabeth Urtel

Benjamin Phelps

00:00 -01:07:17