Description: This volume deals with "Bach among the theologians" throughout the centuries up to the present. Several studies deal with Bach's theological background as well as with his reception from the 18th to the 20th century; two final essays discuss contemporary aspects of the relationship between Bach and theology.
Brief description: Geboren 1966; Studium der Ev. Theologie; 1994 Promotion; 1997 Habilitation; 2000-10 Lehrstuhl für Kirchengeschichte in Jena; 2010-21 Lehrstuhlinhaber für Kirchengeschichte in Tübingen; Horace Tracy Pitkin Professor of Historical Theology an der Yale Divinity School.