Abstract:Musing Matter, Longing Elements: A New-Materialist Approach to Elias Blix’ Baptismal Hymn (145)
As the father of Lutheran hymns in the Norwegian Nynorsk language, Elias Blix (1836-1902) looms in the Scandinavian country’s song culture, and his compositions remain popular, both inside and outside the church. Blix lent significant space to the more-than-human in his poetry, expressing the Christian gospel in the changing of seasons or the budding of plants. This article explores a baptismal hymn from a new… Show more
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