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product setDynamics of Christian Worship
The Dynamics of Christian Worship series seeks to enable Christians to grow in their understanding of the many aspects of Christian worship. By harvesting the fruits of biblical, theological, historical, practical, and liturgical scholarship and by drawing from a wide range of worshiping contexts and denominational backgrounds, this series seeks to deepen both the theology and practice of Christian worship for the life of the church.
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paperbackWorshiping with the Church Fathers
by Christopher A. Hall
Christopher Hall invites us to accompany the church fathers as they enter the sanctuary for worship and the chapel for prayer. He also takes us to the wilderness, where we learn from the early monastics as they draw close to God in their solitary discipline. Readers will enjoy a rich and rare schooling in developing their spiritual life in this unique survey of the life of worship from the perspective of the early Church.
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paperbackRecapturing an Enchanted World
Ritual and Sacrament in the Free Church Tradition
Dynamics of Christian Worship
by John D. Rempel
Foreword by Gordon T. SmithWhile the Free Churches rightly sought to cleanse the church of the abuses of sacramentalism, in that process they also set aside some of the church's historic practices and theology. In response to this liturgically thin space, Mennonite theologian and minister John D. Rempel considers the role of the sacraments and ritual within the Free Church tradition, helping us perceive the sacramental nature of our faith and worship.
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hardcoverPrayer in the Night
For Those Who Work or Watch or Weep
by Tish Harrison Warren
How can we trust God in the dark? Framed around a nighttime prayer of Compline, Tish Harrison Warren explores human vulnerability, suffering, and God's seeming absence as she recalls her own experience navigating a time of doubt and loss. This book offers a prayerful and frank approach to the difficulties in our ordinary lives at work, at home, and in a world filled with uncertainty.
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paperbackThe Dangerous Act of Worship
Living God's Call to Justice
by Mark Labberton
Foreword by John OrtbergIn this prophetic call to the contemporary church, pastor Mark Labberton redefines Christian worship in the language of justice. He calls us away from individualized worship and into worshiping communities that give expression to righteousness, justice and compassion.
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Is the lawyer's vocation considered a "servant" profession? Robert F. Cochran, author of "The Servant Lawyer," believes that lawyers can serve both humans and God with their work. Read this interview to hear how Cochran views the calling to the ordinary practice of law as experienced by ordinary lawyers.
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paperbackBecoming the Answer to Our Prayers
Prayer for Ordinary Radicals
by Shane Claiborne and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
Activists Shane Claiborne and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove show how prayer and action must go together. Their exposition of key Bible passages provides concrete examples of how a life of prayer fuels social engagement and the work of justice.
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paperbackWorship, Community and the Triune God of Grace
by James B. Torrance
Refuting the notion that the doctrine of the Trinity may be indispensable for the creed but remote from life and worship, James B. Torrance points us to the indispensable "who" of worship--the triune God of grace. He demonstrates why trinitarian theology is the very essence of Christian confession.
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paperbackLiturgical Theology
The Church as Worshiping Community
by Simon Chan
Evangelicals, Simon Chan argues, are confused about the meaning and purpose of the church in part because they have an inadequate understanding of Christian worship. He calls evangelicals to develop a theology of worship that is grounded in a theology of the church. He guides the reader through worship practices and their significance for theology, spirituality and the renewal of evangelicalism in the postmodern era.
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caseboundThe 1662 Book of Common Prayer—Pew Format
International Edition
Edited by Samuel L Bray and Drew Keane
Now with a larger format and larger typeface with a durable cover and sturdy binding, this pew format of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer: International Edition brings one of the most beloved liturgical texts in the Christian church to lay worshippers and churches for regular corporate worship.
