A Brief History Of Christian Worship

Author : James F. White
Publisher : Abingdon Press
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781426715662

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A Brief History of Christian Worship by James F. White Pdf

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.

Author : Geoffrey Wainwright
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 937 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780195138863

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The Oxford History of Christian Worship by Geoffrey Wainwright Pdf

A comprehensive history of the origins and development of Christian worship, from ancient times to the present day, provides a defintive study of the evolution of Christian liturgy, theology, church history, artistic influence, and social and cultural contexts, covering such topics as Russian Orthodoxy, Women in Worship, Liturgical Music, and the Apostolic Tradition.

Author : Larry W. Hurtado
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2000-09-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0802847498

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At the Origins of Christian Worship by Larry W. Hurtado Pdf

"At the Origins of Christian Worship" can deepen readers' understanding of early Christian worship by setting it within the context of the Roman world in which it developed. Hurtado highlights the two central characteristics of earliest Christian worship: its exclusive rejection of the ancient-world gods and its inclusion of Christ with God as the focus of devotion.

Author : Andrew B. McGowan
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 466 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781441246318

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Ancient Christian Worship by Andrew B. McGowan Pdf

An Important Study on the Worship of the Early Church This introduction to the origins of Christian worship illuminates the importance of ancient liturgical patterns for contemporary Christian practice. Andrew McGowan takes a fresh approach to understanding how Christians came to worship in the distinctive forms still familiar today. Deftly and expertly processing the bewildering complexity of the ancient sources into lucid, fluent exposition, he sets aside common misperceptions to explore the roots of Christian ritual practices--including the Eucharist, baptism, communal prayer, preaching, Scripture reading, and music--in their earliest recoverable settings. Now in paper.

Author : Bernhard Lang
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 570 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1997-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0300172265

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Sacred Games by Bernhard Lang Pdf

Professor Bernhard Lang argues that the meaning of Christian ritual is embodied in six elementary forms, all of which have their roots in ancient, pre-Christian ritual. Well illustrated, written in a readable style, and geared to the general reader as well as to students and scholars, this pioneering work should become an indispensable addition to the broader study of Christianity. 50 illustrations.

Author : Martin D. Stringer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2005-07-14
Category : History
ISBN : 0521819555

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A Sociological History of Christian Worship by Martin D. Stringer Pdf

A 2000 year history of Christian worship in its social contexts around the globe combining sociological theory, social history and the latest developments in the study of liturgy. The focus of this book sets it apart from existing studies which tend to offer textual or theological approaches to worship.

Author : James D. Bratt
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 222 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802867100

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By the Vision of Another World by James D. Bratt Pdf

This book samples the rich variety of worship practices in American history to show how worship can be a fruitful subject for historians to study and how past cases can enrich our understanding of worship today. By the Vision of Another World gathers highly regarded historians who usually are not read together because of the widely different subjects on which they typically work. Yet their essays all fit together here as they address how worship, work, and worldview converge and reinforce each other no matter what particular place, era, denomination, or ethnic/racial group is under consideration. The variety of methodologies and voices will appeal to a breadth of critical interests, while the consistently high quality of historical narrative will keep readers engaged.

Author : Lester Ruth,Lim Swee Hong
Publisher : Baker Academic
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2021-12-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781493432547

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A History of Contemporary Praise & Worship by Lester Ruth,Lim Swee Hong Pdf

Christianity Today 2023 Book Award Finalist (History & Biography) New forms of worship have transformed the face of the American church over the past fifty years. Drawing on a wide range of primary sources, including interviews with dozens of important stakeholders and key players, this volume by two worship experts offers the first comprehensive history of Contemporary Praise & Worship. The authors provide insight into where this phenomenon began and how it reshaped the Protestant church. They also emphasize the span of denominational, regional, and ethnic expressions of contemporary worship.

Author : William D. Maxwell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1936
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:814443690

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History Of Christian Worship by William D. Maxwell Pdf

Author : Rev. Mark Ashton,R. Kent Hughes,Timothy Keller
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2010-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310874294

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Worship by the Book by Rev. Mark Ashton,R. Kent Hughes,Timothy Keller Pdf

“What is at stake is authenticity. . . . Sooner or later Christians tire of public meetings that are profoundly inauthentic, regardless of how well (or poorly) arranged, directed, performed. We long to meet, corporately, with the living and majestic God and to offer him the praise that is his due.”—D. A. CarsonWorship is a hot topic, but the ways that Christians from different traditions view it vary greatly. What is worship? More important, what does it look like in action, both in our corporate gatherings and in our daily lives? These concerns—the blending of principle and practice—are what Worship by the Book addresses.Cutting through cultural clichés, D. A. Carson, Mark Ashton, Kent Hughes, and Timothy Keller explore, respectively:· Worship Under the Word· Following in Cranmer’s Footsteps· Free Church Worship: The Challenge of Freedom· Reformed Worship in the Global City “This is not a comprehensive theology of worship,” writes Carson. “Still less is it a sociological analysis of current trends or a minister’s manual chockfull of ‘how to’ instructions.” Rather, this book offers pastors, other congregational leaders, and seminary students a thought-provoking biblical theology of worship, followed by a look at how three very different traditions of churchmanship might move from this theological base to a better understanding of corporate worship. Running the gamut from biblical theology to historical assessment all the way to sample service sheets, Worship by the Book shows how local churches in diverse traditions can foster corporate worship that is God-honoring, Word-revering, heartfelt, and historically and culturally informed.

Author : William Dyrness
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 165 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2009-02-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802860385

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A Primer on Christian Worship by William Dyrness Pdf

"A respected scholar of theology and culture, William Dyrness here explores Christian worship in terms of its past, present, and future. He shows where the church has been, theologically and historically speaking, and how that shapes - and needs to shape -where the church will go. Through accessible language, clear examples, and thoughtful questions for reflection and discussion, Dyrness makes an essential conversation about worship available to a wide audience of pastors, worship leaders, and church members." --Book Jacket.

Author : James F. White
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Liturgics
ISBN : 068719508X

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Introduction to Christian Worship by James F. White Pdf

Introduction to Christian Worship

Author : Oscar Cullmann
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 1953
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0334003539

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Early Christian Worship by Oscar Cullmann Pdf

Oscar Cullmann was born in Strasbourg and studied theology and classical philology there and in Paris. Since 1938 he has been Professor of New Testament and Early Church History in the Theological Faculty of the University of Basel and also, since 1949, Professor of Early Christianity at the Sorbonne, the Ecole des Hautes Etudes, and the Facult6 de Theologie Protestante in Paris. He has received honorary degrees from Lausanne, Manchester, Edinburgh, and Lund.

Author : Paul F. Bradshaw
Publisher : SPCK Publishing
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : UVA:X006135071

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The Search for the Origins of Christian Worship by Paul F. Bradshaw Pdf

This text re-examines the great variety of liturgical practices in the first four centuries in the light of modern Jewish and Christian scholarship.

Author : Robbie F. Castleman
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013-04-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830839643

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Story-Shaped Worship by Robbie F. Castleman Pdf

In Story-Shaped Worship Robbie Castleman attempts nothing less than to uncover the fundamental shape of worship. Right worship doesn't require a traditionalist return to earlier forms of church, she argues, but a fresh response to God in light of the revealed patterns of worship we find in the Bible and church history.