by Katherine R. Hinck*, ELCA News Service
Lutheran singer and author Marsha Hansen, El Paso, Texas,
recently released a book and accompanying live recording titled
"My Soul Is a Witness," a collaboration with her brother-in-law
Keith Richards and daughter Jordan Hansen. Richards is rhythm
guitarist of the rock band The Rolling Stones.
The book, published by Augsburg Fortress, the publishing ministry
of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Minneapolis,
explores messages of faith in African American folk music and
includes a 14-song CD. Hansen is accompanied by Richards, Babi
Floyd, Blondie Chaplin, George Receli and other performers. Each
chapter of the book offers song lyrics and related biblical texts
from African American spirituals.
Hansen is married to the Rev. Rodney H. Hansen, Mt. Hope Lutheran
Church, El Paso.
*Katherine R. Hinck is a senior journalism and religion major at
Augustana College, Sioux Falls, S.D. This summer she is an
intern with the ELCA News Service.
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About the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America:
The ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with 2.8 million members in more than 8,500 worshiping communities across the 50 states and in the Caribbean region. Known as the church of "God's work. Our hands.," the ELCA emphasizes the saving grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unity among Christians and service in the world. The ELCA's roots are in the writings of the German church reformer Martin Luther.
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