In the Line of Duty: A History and Theological Analysis of Early English Language Brethren Hymn Books and Hymnals, 1791- 1884

Thirty-five years ago Hedwig (Hedda) Durnbaugh’s The German Hymnody of the Brethren, 1720-1903, appeared as the first work in the Monograph Series published by the Brethren Encyclopedia. Her ground-breaking research shed new light on the German hymnic tradition of the Brethren, that was heavily dependent on the Pietist movement as its inspiration.