The deep peace we cannot understand, which flows like a stream into our lives, which can heal wounds we cannot see, because it is God's peace.

— Manfred Siebald (b. 1948), Liedermacher christlicher Popularmusik, Amerikanist

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Manfred Siebald

Manfred Siebald (* 1948) ist ein deutscher Liedermacher und emeritierter Professor für Amerikanistik an der Universität Mainz. Er gilt als einflussreicher Vertreter christlicher Popularmusik im deutschsprachigen Raum, dessen Lieder theologische Inhalte mit sprachlicher Genauigkeit und Alltagsbeobachtungen verbinden. Für Bibelleser bieten seine vielfach in Gesangbücher übernommenen Texte prägnante Reflexionen über biblische Themen wie Gnade, Trost und Nachfolge.

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