Worship seeking understanding : windows into Christian practice /
Witvliet, John D,
Worship seeking understanding : windows into Christian practice / [print] John D. Witvliet. - Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, (c)2003. - 319 pages ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Biblical studies. The Former Prophets and the practice of Christian worship ; Praise and lament in the Psalms and in liturgical prayer -- Theological studies. Covenant theology in ecumenical discussions of the Lord's Supper ; Theological models for the relationship between liturgy and culture -- Historical studies. Images and themes in John Calvin's theology of liturgy ; Baptism as a sacrament of reconciliation in the thought of John Calvin ; The Americanization of Reformed worship ; Theological issues in the frontier worship tradition in nineteenth-century America -- Musical studies. The spirituality of the Psalter in Calvin's Geneva ; Soul food for the people of God ; The blessing and bane of the North American evangelical megachurch -- Pastoral studies. Making good choices in an era of liturgical change ; Planning and leading worship as a pastoral task ; Celebrating the Christian Passover in Easter worship ; How common worship forms us for our encounter with death.
9780801026232
2002043795
BV10 BV10.W832.W677 2003
Worship seeking understanding : windows into Christian practice / [print] John D. Witvliet. - Grand Rapids, Michigan : Baker Academic, (c)2003. - 319 pages ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographies and index.
Biblical studies. The Former Prophets and the practice of Christian worship ; Praise and lament in the Psalms and in liturgical prayer -- Theological studies. Covenant theology in ecumenical discussions of the Lord's Supper ; Theological models for the relationship between liturgy and culture -- Historical studies. Images and themes in John Calvin's theology of liturgy ; Baptism as a sacrament of reconciliation in the thought of John Calvin ; The Americanization of Reformed worship ; Theological issues in the frontier worship tradition in nineteenth-century America -- Musical studies. The spirituality of the Psalter in Calvin's Geneva ; Soul food for the people of God ; The blessing and bane of the North American evangelical megachurch -- Pastoral studies. Making good choices in an era of liturgical change ; Planning and leading worship as a pastoral task ; Celebrating the Christian Passover in Easter worship ; How common worship forms us for our encounter with death.
9780801026232
2002043795
BV10 BV10.W832.W677 2003