Prayers for the departed: A white elephant in the hymnal of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania

The aim of this article is to study the general and contextual issues related to prayers for the departed with a focus on the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT). In 2012, the ELCT published a new hymnal, which included a number of prayers for those mourning their deceased friends and rel...

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Main Authors:	Kim S. Groop, Nehemia Moshi
Format:	Article
Language:	Afrikaans
Published:	AOSIS 2019-02-01
Series:	HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
Subjects:	Lutheranism Tanzania Hymnal Prayers for the departed
Online Access:	https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/5162

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spelling	doaj-4f49c16f13da4018bcb9a2ca148df5b02020-11-24T23:08:03ZafrAOSISHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 0259-94222072-80502019-02-01751e1e1010.4102/hts.v75i1.51624283Prayers for the departed: A white elephant in the hymnal of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in TanzaniaKim S. Groop0Nehemia Moshi1Faculty of Arts, Psychology and Theology, Åbo Akademi University, Finland; and, Department of Science of Religion and Missiology, Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of PretoriaFaculty of Theology, Tumaini University Makumira, Tanzania; and, Department of Science of Religion and Missiology, Faculty of Theology and Religion, University of PretoriaThe aim of this article is to study the general and contextual issues related to prayers for the departed with a focus on the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT). In 2012, the ELCT published a new hymnal, which included a number of prayers for those mourning their deceased friends and relatives, as well as prayers for the deceased individuals themselves. As a result of considerable criticism, this hymnal was replaced by a new edition in 2017, in which the prayers for the departed were omitted. The article further scrutinises the historical and theological aspects of praying for the departed in Lutheranism. It studies examples of prayers for the dead in Lutheran churches in two other countries, Finland and Sweden, and relates these to the situation in the ELCT.https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/5162LutheranismTanzaniaHymnalPrayers for the departed
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description	The aim of this article is to study the general and contextual issues related to prayers for the departed with a focus on the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania (ELCT). In 2012, the ELCT published a new hymnal, which included a number of prayers for those mourning their deceased friends and relatives, as well as prayers for the deceased individuals themselves. As a result of considerable criticism, this hymnal was replaced by a new edition in 2017, in which the prayers for the departed were omitted. The article further scrutinises the historical and theological aspects of praying for the departed in Lutheranism. It studies examples of prayers for the dead in Lutheran churches in two other countries, Finland and Sweden, and relates these to the situation in the ELCT.
topic	Lutheranism Tanzania Hymnal Prayers for the departed
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Prayers for the departed: A white elephant in the hymnal of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tanzania

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