Beyond the Worship Wars

Thomas G. Long

doi:10.5771/9781566994767

Zusammenfassung

Almost every congregation is experiencing tension over worship. Many congregations have been participating in a renaissance of worship known as the "liturgical movement" and have reclaimed worship forms that have served the church for centuries. Yet because the church today is operating in a radically changed cultural environment, many people in our society do not understand liturgical worship and thus we must find language, music, themes, and images that speak to the unchurched, spiritually seeking person. In Beyond the Worship Wars, Thomas G. Long discusses the nine characteristics of vital and faithful worship practiced by a wide range of "third-way" congregations—all characteristics that make for vital and faithful worshi

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Copyrightjahr: 2001
ISBN-Print: 978-1-56699-240-4
ISBN-Online: 978-1-56699-476-7
Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham
Sprache: Englisch
Seiten: 122
Produkttyp: Monographie

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1. Contents Kein Zugriff
2. Preface Kein Zugriff
3. Acknowledgments Kein Zugriff
Chapter 1 Worship Wars: A Report from the Front Lines Kein Zugriff Seiten 1 - 14
Chapter 2 Why Do People Come to Worship? The Presence of Mystery Kein Zugriff Seiten 15 - 24
Chapter 3 Why Do People Come to Worship? A Sense of Belonging Kein Zugriff Seiten 25 - 41
Chapter 4 All the World's a Stage—and Heaven, Too Kein Zugriff Seiten 42 - 52
Chapter 5 O For a Thousand Tongues: The Challenge of Music Kein Zugriff Seiten 53 - 64
Chapter 6 Tents, Temples, and Tables: The Space of Worship Kein Zugriff Seiten 65 - 76
Chapter 7 Serving in This Place: Neighborhoods and Mission Kein Zugriff Seiten 77 - 84
Chapter 8 Come to the Joyful Dance: Memory and Celebration Kein Zugriff Seiten 85 - 96
Chapter 9 In the Spirit on the Lord's Day: Leadership Kein Zugriff Seiten 97 - 106
Chapter 10 Epilogue: Can Revitalized Worship Happen Here? Kein Zugriff Seiten 107 - 110
Notes Kein Zugriff Seiten 111 - 116
Selected Bibliography Kein Zugriff Seiten 117 - 122