Theology
Albrecht Beutel
Lutherischer Lebenstrost Einsichten in Paul Gerhardts Abendlied »Nun ruhen alle Wälder«
Volume 105 (2008) / Issue 2, pp. 217-241 (25)
This essay presents a detailed philological and historical analysis of Paul Gerhardt's well-known hymn »Nun ruhen alle Wälder«. Gerhardt, although autonomous in his poetical licence, proves to be a loyal keeper of the Lutheran theology of piety.