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An Examination of the methods of performing Public Worship pursued by various Christian professors; and the Ordination of their ministers considered, etc

If the result of such investigation should authoritatively establish them in their present practices , then the views and practices here advocated ought not to find a place in their minds . But if , on the contrary , PREFACE. ...

Nature Worship; An Account of Phallic Faiths and Practices, Ancient and Modern Including the Adorati - Scholar's Choice Edition

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Shout to the Lord

Making Worship Music in Evangelical America

How music makes worship and how worship makes music in Evangelical churches Music is a nearly universal feature of congregational worship in American churches. Congregational singing is so ingrained in the experience of being at church that it is often misunderstood to be synonymous with worship. For those who assume responsibility for making music for congregational use, the relationship between music and worship is both promising and perilous – promise in the power of musical style and collective singing to facilitate worship, peril in the possibility that the experience of the music might eclipse the worship it was written to facilitate. As a result, those committed to making music for worship are constantly reminded of the paradox that they are writing songs for people who wish to express themselves, as directly as possible, to God. This book shines a new light on how people who make music for worship also make worship from music. Based on interviews with more than 75 songwriters, worship leaders, and music industry executives, Shout to the Lord maps the social dimensions of sacred practice, illuminating how the producers of worship music understand the role of songs as both vehicles for, and practices of, faith and identity. This book accounts for the human qualities of religious experience and the practice of worship, and it makes a compelling case for how – sometimes – faith comes by hearing.

This book accounts for the human qualities of religious experience and the practice of worship, and it makes a compelling case for how – sometimes – faith comes by hearing.

Religion Online

How Digital Technology Is Changing the Way We Worship and Pray

Religion Online provides new insights about religiosity in a contemporary context, offering a comprehensive look at the intersection of digital media, faith communities, and practices of all sorts. * Shows how religion is as important as politics in contemporary public affairs * Breaks new ground on the subject of media and religion (e.g., studying actual audiences, exploring cultural religion outside denominations, and synthesizing communication and sociology of religion) * Features a variety of diverse voices from different faiths to give readers a broad overview of ideas * Describes how young adults have a unique affinity for new media and are more comfortable using them in religious worship than previous generations

While other works describe case studies, this book explains how new media are interwoven into the very fabric of religious belief, behavior, and community.

A History of Contemporary Praise & Worship

Understanding the Ideas That Reshaped the Protestant Church

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.

"The story of Contemporary Praise & Worship is fascinating and complex, and Ruth and Lim follow its twists and turns with historical precision, theological sophistication, and wondrous clarity. This book is a remarkable achievement.

Living Worship

A Multimedia Resource for Students and Leaders

A unique multimedia resource for planning, leading, and evaluating all aspects of a congregational worship experience.

Contents Living Worship in Theory and Practice: 21.5 hours of video covering church services, planning meetings, interviews, and expert commentary; more than 450 pages worth of text; over 400 images documenting the history of the church; a ...

Justice, Rights and Worship

Religion and Politics in Tanzania

TYPES AND CONTEXTS OF ATR PRACTICES The uneven process of secularisation which began during the colonial period and its characteristic compartmentalisation of religion from other spheres of social life continues in contemporary Tanzania ...

The Special Service Worship Architect

Blueprints for Weddings, Funerals, Baptisms, Holy Communion, and Other Occasions

This book takes the principles found in Constance Cherry's successful The Worship Architect--in which she provided dynamic blueprints for designing worship services--and applies them to special services in the life of the church. Cherry, a worship professor and practitioner, offers theological reflection, practical guidance, and suggested resources to help worship leaders and ministry students in training to create meaningful special services related to the sacraments, life passages, and other occasions. Cherry sets forth a process concerning worship design for special services and demonstrates how this process is conducive to virtually any style of worship practiced today in a myriad of Christian communities. She includes a model order for each service type, including weddings, funerals, baptisms, child dedications, Holy Communion, and more. The book not only explains what leaders do in order to preside at special services and how to do it, but also why they make certain choices. Each chapter includes discussion questions, practical exercises, and a basic glossary.

This book takes the principles found in Constance Cherry's successful The Worship Architect--in which she provided dynamic blueprints for designing worship services--and applies them to special services in the life of the church.

Chinese Ancestor Worship

A Practice and Ritual Oriented Approach to Understanding Chinese Culture

This book is a new approach to how we in the West understand China and Chinese culture. It challenges the master narrative of Confucianism and shows that ancestor worship has underpinned Chinese culture in many influential and vital ways and provides a nuanced and more efficacious paradigm through which Chinese culture may be viewed. It is an exposition and analysis of Chinese ancestor worship and its correlations, especially filial piety and ritual, and it shows the intrinsic importance of ancestor worship to Chinese culture. By using a practice theoryâ "ritualâ "and communication theory approach this work highlights the relationship between the rituals of ancestor worship and their meaning within Chinese culture. In emphasizing the efficacy of ritual to cultural meaning it also questions and compares the master narrative of Confucianism in its role as the prime cultural symbol and paradigm of Chinese culture. China and Chinese culture is conventionally understood by the West through the paradigm and its articulated discourse of Confucianism. In order to ameliorate and overcome the epistemological problematic of a cross-cultural understanding of China, a new approach to the understanding of China and Chinese culture is proposed. The thesis approach is â ~meta-disciplinaryâ (TM) and multi-viewed, and draws on a range of evidence and theories which focus on the problematic of â ~cross-cultural understanding.â (TM)

A Practice and Ritual Oriented Approach to Understanding Chinese Culture William Lakos. a hegemonic power unchallenged . So - called orientalism is still a contemporary way of thinking and living , and not just an out - dated way of ...