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Translator: Gilbert E. Doan
Born: September 14, 1930, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Doan was educated at Harvard University (BA 1942); Lutheran Theological Seminary (BD 1955); the University of Pennsylvania (MA 1962, though he returned it to the school to protest their policies); and Wagner College (DD, late 1970s). He served as a campus pastor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1955-61); Northeastern Director of the National Lutheran Campus Ministry; and pastor of the Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion, Philadelphia (1984-95). His works include:
The Preaching of Frederick W. Robertson (editor), 1964
Renewal in the Pu…
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CHRISTE REDEMPTOR OMNIUM (Sarum)GONFALON ROYALPercy C. Buck (b. West Ham, Essex, England, 1871; d. Hindhead, Haslemere, Surrey, England, 1947), director of music at the well-known British boys' academy Harrow School, wrote GONFALON ROYAL for “The royal banners forward go” (gonfalon is an ancient Anglo-Norman word meaning banner). Buck publi…
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CHRISTE, REDEPTOR OMNIUM (Mode I)