Christian Worship in North America
Christian Worship in North America

Author: James F. White

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2007-12-01

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 155635651X

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In recent years scholars have paid increasing attention to the richness and diversity of North American contributions to Christian worship. This volume of articles by James F. White summarizes a major segment of liturgical history (1955-1995). Characteristic North American emphases, such as liturgy and justice, are highlighted along with other issues growing out of the worship context of the New World.

Worship on the Way
Worship on the Way

Author: Russell Yee

Publisher:

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780817017071

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Is there such a thing as Asian North American Christian worship? How can Asian North Americans interpret their Christian faith through the lens of their cultural identity? What aspects of Asian culture may illuminate and enrich Christian worship? Pastor and author Russell Yee set out to answer these questions, and ended up writing a book that invites readers to create their own uniquely contextualized worship experiences. Features sample resources and templates for creating your own prayers, litanies, poems, and spoken word pieces!

Missional Church
Missional Church

Author: Darrell L. Guder

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 1998-02-09

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780802843500

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What would a theology of the Church look like that took seriously the fact that North America is now itself a mission field? This question lies at the foundation of this volume written by an ecumenical team of six noted missiologists—Lois Barrett, Inagrace T. Dietterich, Darrell L. Guder, George R. Hunsberger, Alan J. Roxburgh, and Craig Van Gelder. The result of a three-year research project undertaken by The Gospel and Our Culture Network, this book issues a firm challenge for the church to recover its missional call right here in North America, while also offering the tools to help it do so. The authors examine North America s secular culture and the church s loss of dominance in today s society. They then present a biblically based theology that takes seriously the church s missional vocation and draw out the consequences of this theology for the structure and institutions of the church.

A Brief History of Christian Worship
A Brief History of Christian Worship

Author: James F. White

Publisher: Abingdon Press

Published: 2010-09-01

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 1426715668

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Most histories of Christian worship are written as if nothing significant in liturgical history ever happened in North America, as if cultural diversities were insignificant in the development of worship, and as if most of what mattered were words the priest or minister addressed to God. This book is a revisionist work, attempting to give new direction to liturgical history by treating the experience of worship of the people in the pews as the primary liturgical document. It means liturgical history written facing the other way--that is, looking into the chancel rather than out of it. Relishing the liturgical diversity of recent centuries as firm evidence of Chritianity's ability to adapt to a wide variety of peoples and places, Professor White shows that this tendency has been apparent in Chrisitian worship since its inception in the New Testament churches. Instead of imposing one tradition's criteria on worship, he tries to give a balanced and comprehensive approach to the development of the dozen or more traditions surviving in the modern world.

The Oxford History of Christian Worship
The Oxford History of Christian Worship

Author: Geoffrey Wainwright

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 937

ISBN-13: 0195138864

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"The Oxford History of Christian Worship is a comprehensive and authoritative history, lavishly illustrated, of the origins and development of Christian worship up to the present day. Following contemporary methods in scholarship, it attends to social and cultural contexts and examines the worship traditions from both Eastern and Western Christianity, ancient and modern. It offers a chronological account, while encompassing spatial and confessional variations, from Baptists in Britain to Roman Catholics in Mexico, from Orthodox in Ethiopia to Pentecostals in the United States, from Lutheran and Reformed in Europe to united churches in India and Australia. The material details of Christian worship, such as music, architecture, and the visual arts, are considered within specific cultural contexts throughout the volume as well as studied thematically in individual chapters."--BOOK JACKET.

The Biblical Psalms in Christian Worship
The Biblical Psalms in Christian Worship

Author: John D. Witvliet

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2007-01-22

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 0802807674

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The biblical Psalms in Christian worship : a brief introduction and guide to resources by John D. Witvliet (2007).

To Be a Christian
To Be a Christian

Author: J. I. Packer

Publisher: Crossway

Published: 2020-01-07

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 143356680X

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Catechesis is an ancient practice of Christian disciple making that uses a simple question-and-answer format to instruct new believers and church members in the core beliefs of Christianity. To Be a Christian, by J. I. Packer and a team of other Anglican leaders, was written to renew this oft-forgotten tradition for today’s Christians. With over 360 questions and answers, plus Scripture references to support each teaching, this catechism covers the full range of Christian doctrine and life, drawing from the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, the Ten Commandments, and other important doctrinal summaries. Clear, concise, and conversational, this resource was written for all believers who seek to be grounded more deeply in the truth of God’s Word.