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The Unfractured Faith of Erik Routley

From Brighton to Princeton

Nancy L. Graham - Foreword by Nicholas Routley - Introduction by Carlton R. Young

Erik Routley, Reformed churchman, musician, and theologian is arguably the most significant hymnologist of the twentieth century. In The Unfractured Faith of Erik Routley: From Brighton to Princeton, Nancy L. Graham unveils Routley’s extraordinary life through his own eyes. Anecdotes from nearly forty years of correspondence with his many colleagues and friends enliven the foundations of Routley’s faith, scholarship, and pastoral relationships until his untimely death in 1982. Congregation members from his churches in Edinburgh and Newcastle, former students, fellow clergy, and editorial partners recall Routley’s energy, wit, and straightforward observations, as well as the riveting effect of his sermons and lectures. Routley’s extensive works explore the prophetic and timeless assertion that musicians and preachers are synergistic artists in service to the Gospel. An important part of this book is the detailed description of the Dunblane Music Consultations that lit the hymn explosion of the 1960s. The effects of these remarkable collaborations rippled through the next generation of writers and composers and are the unsung groundwork for the current approach to hymn writing.

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Lexington Books / Fortress Academic
Pages: 236 • Trim: 6¼ x 9⅜
978-1-9787-1404-5 • Hardback • November 2023 • $100.00 • (£77.00)
Subjects: Religion / Theology, Music / Religious / Hymns, Religion / History

Nancy L. Graham is a hymnologist, lecturer, and church musician, with a PhD and Doctor of Sacred Music degree from the Graduate Theological Foundation, Foundation House in Oxford, as well as a Master of Music from Westminster Choir College.

Introduction

Chapter 1 Beginnings

Chapter 2 Magdalen and Mansfield, 1936-1943

Chapter 3 Wednesbury and Dartford, 1943-1948

Chapter 4 Mansfield College, 1948-1959

Chapter 5 Edinburgh, 1959-1967

Chapter 6 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1967-1974

Chapter 7 Princeton, 1975-1982

Epilogue

Acknowledgements

Appendix I Book Dedications

Appendix II Books that Influenced Routley

Appendix III Statement from Sir Ronald Johnson

Appendix IV Letter to friends

Appendix V Letter to John Wilson about Ecumenical Praise

Appendix VI Prophetic Article from The Church Times

Erik Routley kept the study of hymnology alive at a time when no-one was much interested in writing about it, and his work is still a yardstick by which the discussion of hymns is measured. A study of his life and work is long overdue, and Nancy Graham has provided it splendidly. Her book will be welcomed by all who are interested in the study of hymns.


— John R. Watson, professor emeritus, Durham University; author of The English Hymn, founder and co-editor of the Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology


Erik Routley was one of the giants of Congregationalism in the twentieth century. His contributions to church life, chaplaincy, and theological education were immense, but dwarfed by his incredible contribution to church music and hymnody. The lack of a biography has been a serious gap, which has now been rectified by this outstanding publication. Nancy Graham has travelled the globe chasing down every piece of archive material and every possible person to interview. The fruits of that work are this biography, which is thorough, comprehensive, and definitive. Anyone wanting to know about Erik Routley will find everything here.


— Michael Hopkins, Westminster College, Cambridge


Four decades after his death, the inimitable Erik Routley remains famous for wit, wisdom, energy, and the capacious curiosity of his thoughts and writings. Nancy Graham offers, for the first time, a careful concatenation of the persons, places, and professional roles that formed the context of his work. Building on research by Nancy Wicklund Gray, Graham draws extensively on primary sources, including correspondence with Routley’s family, friends, and fellows (as he might have called them). Her work is engaging, enlightening, and enjoyable.


— Paul A. Richardson, professor emeritus, Samford University


The Unfractured Faith of Erik Routley: From Brighton to Princeton is a rich telling of the life of a warm, brilliant, and highly influential hymnologist, congregationalist, and minister and the world in which he lived. As a minister currently serving in the URC, I am aware that the legacy of his life and work is still impacting the church and our worship today. As well as being a delightful read with many warm comments from people who knew him, by setting out the journey of Routley’s life, Nancy’s book offers a helpful perspective and valuable record in the wider story of worship in the reformed church today.


— Rev. Fiona E. Bennett, Augustine United Church URC


With a light touch which echoes Routley’s own natural style in speech and written word, and by a finely judged juxtaposition of narrative and quotation—from Routley himself and many others—Nancy Graham has crafted a memorial worthy of the man, and all in a style of writing as buoyant and engaging as her subject.


— Douglas Galbraith, Church of Scotland; participant in the Dunblane Music Consultations


The Unfractured Faith of Erik Routley

From Brighton to Princeton

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Hardback
Summary
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  • Erik Routley, Reformed churchman, musician, and theologian is arguably the most significant hymnologist of the twentieth century. In The Unfractured Faith of Erik Routley: From Brighton to Princeton, Nancy L. Graham unveils Routley’s extraordinary life through his own eyes. Anecdotes from nearly forty years of correspondence with his many colleagues and friends enliven the foundations of Routley’s faith, scholarship, and pastoral relationships until his untimely death in 1982. Congregation members from his churches in Edinburgh and Newcastle, former students, fellow clergy, and editorial partners recall Routley’s energy, wit, and straightforward observations, as well as the riveting effect of his sermons and lectures. Routley’s extensive works explore the prophetic and timeless assertion that musicians and preachers are synergistic artists in service to the Gospel. An important part of this book is the detailed description of the Dunblane Music Consultations that lit the hymn explosion of the 1960s. The effects of these remarkable collaborations rippled through the next generation of writers and composers and are the unsung groundwork for the current approach to hymn writing.

Details
Details
  • Lexington Books / Fortress Academic
    Pages: 236 • Trim: 6¼ x 9⅜
    978-1-9787-1404-5 • Hardback • November 2023 • $100.00 • (£77.00)
    Subjects: Religion / Theology, Music / Religious / Hymns, Religion / History
Author
Author
  • Nancy L. Graham is a hymnologist, lecturer, and church musician, with a PhD and Doctor of Sacred Music degree from the Graduate Theological Foundation, Foundation House in Oxford, as well as a Master of Music from Westminster Choir College.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents
  • Introduction

    Chapter 1 Beginnings

    Chapter 2 Magdalen and Mansfield, 1936-1943

    Chapter 3 Wednesbury and Dartford, 1943-1948

    Chapter 4 Mansfield College, 1948-1959

    Chapter 5 Edinburgh, 1959-1967

    Chapter 6 Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 1967-1974

    Chapter 7 Princeton, 1975-1982

    Epilogue

    Acknowledgements

    Appendix I Book Dedications

    Appendix II Books that Influenced Routley

    Appendix III Statement from Sir Ronald Johnson

    Appendix IV Letter to friends

    Appendix V Letter to John Wilson about Ecumenical Praise

    Appendix VI Prophetic Article from The Church Times

Reviews
Reviews
  • Erik Routley kept the study of hymnology alive at a time when no-one was much interested in writing about it, and his work is still a yardstick by which the discussion of hymns is measured. A study of his life and work is long overdue, and Nancy Graham has provided it splendidly. Her book will be welcomed by all who are interested in the study of hymns.


    — John R. Watson, professor emeritus, Durham University; author of The English Hymn, founder and co-editor of the Canterbury Dictionary of Hymnology


    Erik Routley was one of the giants of Congregationalism in the twentieth century. His contributions to church life, chaplaincy, and theological education were immense, but dwarfed by his incredible contribution to church music and hymnody. The lack of a biography has been a serious gap, which has now been rectified by this outstanding publication. Nancy Graham has travelled the globe chasing down every piece of archive material and every possible person to interview. The fruits of that work are this biography, which is thorough, comprehensive, and definitive. Anyone wanting to know about Erik Routley will find everything here.


    — Michael Hopkins, Westminster College, Cambridge


    Four decades after his death, the inimitable Erik Routley remains famous for wit, wisdom, energy, and the capacious curiosity of his thoughts and writings. Nancy Graham offers, for the first time, a careful concatenation of the persons, places, and professional roles that formed the context of his work. Building on research by Nancy Wicklund Gray, Graham draws extensively on primary sources, including correspondence with Routley’s family, friends, and fellows (as he might have called them). Her work is engaging, enlightening, and enjoyable.


    — Paul A. Richardson, professor emeritus, Samford University


    The Unfractured Faith of Erik Routley: From Brighton to Princeton is a rich telling of the life of a warm, brilliant, and highly influential hymnologist, congregationalist, and minister and the world in which he lived. As a minister currently serving in the URC, I am aware that the legacy of his life and work is still impacting the church and our worship today. As well as being a delightful read with many warm comments from people who knew him, by setting out the journey of Routley’s life, Nancy’s book offers a helpful perspective and valuable record in the wider story of worship in the reformed church today.


    — Rev. Fiona E. Bennett, Augustine United Church URC


    With a light touch which echoes Routley’s own natural style in speech and written word, and by a finely judged juxtaposition of narrative and quotation—from Routley himself and many others—Nancy Graham has crafted a memorial worthy of the man, and all in a style of writing as buoyant and engaging as her subject.


    — Douglas Galbraith, Church of Scotland; participant in the Dunblane Music Consultations


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