Er gudstjenesten en vals eller en polka? Med Hans Jørgen gennem religionshistoriens hvirvlende skørter

Abstract

This article describes similarities and differences in Hans Jørgen Lundager Jensen’s understanding of Christian worship as separated into three levels. This tripartition is presented in both an article from 1996 and an oral presentation from 2021. Based on a comparison with the waltz and its simple triple time, the author maintains that a rhythmic tripartition must have weight on the first beat just as the waltz and discusses how Hans Jørgen interprets the weighted first beat in the two worship analyses. Finally, the article points to worship as capable of holding different rhythmic intonations together.