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This volume brings together an ecumenical team of scholars to offer
a historical overview of how worship developed. The book first
orients readers to the common core elements the global church
shares in the history and development of worship theology and
historical practice. It then introduces the major streams of
worship practice: Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant, including
Reformation traditions, evangelicalism, and Pentecostalism. The
book includes introductions by John Witvliet and Nicholas
Wolterstorff. A previous volume addressed the theological
foundations of worship.
This volume brings together an ecumenical team of scholars to
present key theological concepts related to worship to help readers
articulate their own theology of worship. Contributors explore the
history of theology's impact on worship practices across the
Christian tradition, highlighting themes such as creation,
pneumatology, sanctification, and mission. The book includes
introductions by N. T. Wright and Nicholas Wolterstorff. A
forthcoming volume will address the historical foundations of
worship.
Hymns and the music the church sings are tangible means of
expressing worship. As worship is one of the central functions of
the church and it occupies a prime focus, a renewed sense of
awareness to our theological presuppositions and cultural cues must
be maintained to ensure a proper focus in worship. Hymns and
Hymnody is an introductory textbook in three volumes describing the
most influential hymnists, liturgists, and musical movements of the
church. This academically grounded resource evaluates both the
historical and theological perspectives of the major hymnists and
composers that have impacted the church over the course of twenty
centuries. Volume 1 explores the early church and concludes with
the Renaissance era hymnists. Each chapter contains five elements:
historical background, theological perspectives communicated in
their hymns/compositions, contribution to liturgy and worship,
notable hymns, and bibliography. The missions of Hymns and Hymnody
are to provide biographical data on influential hymn writers for
students and interested laypeople, and to provide a theological
analysis of what the cited composers have communicated in the
theology of their hymns. It is vital for those involved in leading
the worship of the church to recognize that what they communicate
is in fact theology. This latter aspect is missing in accessible
formats for the current literature.
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Surviving Jewel (Hardcover)
Mitri Raheb, Mark A. Lamport
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This work represents the current and most relevant content on the
studies of how Christianity has fared in the ancient home of its
founder and birth. Much has been written about Christianity and how
it has fared since its migration out of its homeland but this
comprehensive reference work reassess the geographic and
demographic impact of the dramatic changes in this perennially
combustible world region. The Rowman & Littlefield Handbook of
Christianity in the Middle East also spans the historical,
socio-political and contemporary settings of the region and
importantly describes the interactions that Christianity has had
with other major/minor religions in the region.
From the Founding Fathers through the present, Christianity has
exercised powerful influence in the United States—from its role
in shaping politics and social institutions to its hand in
inspiring art and culture. The Encyclopedia of Christianity in the
United States outlines the myriad roles Christianity has played and
continues to play. This masterful five-volume reference work
includes biographies of major figures in the Christian church in
the United States, influential religious documents and Supreme
Court decisions, and information on theology and theologians,
denominations, faith-based organizations, immigration, art—from
decorative arts and film to music and literature—evangelism and
crusades, the significant role of women, racial issues, civil
religion, and more. The first volume opens with introductory essays
that provide snapshots of Christianity in the U.S. from
pre-colonial times to the present, as well as a statistical profile
and a timeline of key dates and events. Entries are organized from
A to Z. The final volume closes with essays exploring impressions
of Christianity in the United States from other faiths and other
parts of the world, as well as a select yet comprehensive
bibliography. Appendices help readers locate entries by thematic
section and author, and a comprehensive index further aids
navigation.
The Handbook of Contemporary Christianity in the United States is a
one-volume examination of Christianity in its role, contributions,
and embattled engagements with the contemporary culture of the
postmodern United States. While Christianity has been a sustaining
force and dominant storyline of the historical foundations of
America, obvious social, political, and scientific inroads have
lessened its influence and altered the issues considered. The
handbook explores the strengths and weaknesses of the Christian
faith and traditions in the United States and its rich and textured
history with a discernable eye toward how the message, strategies,
and initiatives of Christianity has adapted to contemporary
American life.
The Handbook of Philosophy and Religion is a one-volume examination
of the most salient concepts that sit at the intersection of
religion and philosophy. This book grounds readers in the mysteries
that have evoked wonder and consternation for millennia, such as
the nature of divinity in relation to humanity, the legitimacy of
religious experience and how we frame language to speak about it,
the possibility of miraculous occurrences, and theories regarding
life after death.
Christianity has transformed many times in its 2,000-year history,
from its roots in the Middle East to its presence around the world
today. From the mid-twentieth century onward the presence of
Christianity has increased dramatically in Asia, Africa, and Latin
America, and the majority of the world's Christians are now
nonwhite and non-Western. The Encyclopedia of Christianity in the
Global South traces both the historical evolution and contemporary
themes in Christianity in more than 150 countries and regions. The
volumes include maps, images, and a detailed timeline of key
events. The phrases "Global Christianity" and "World Christianity"
are inadequate to convey the complexity of the countries and
regions involved-this encyclopedia, with its more than 500 entries,
aims to offer rich perspectives on the varieties of Christianity
where it is growing, how the spread of Christianity shapes the
faith in various regions, and how the faith is changing worldwide.
Christianity regards teaching as one of the most foundational and
critically sustaining ministries of the Church. As a result,
Christian education remains one of the largest and oldest
continuously functioning educational systems in the world,
comprising both formal day schools and higher education
institutions as well as informal church study groups and parachurch
ministries in more than 140 countries. In The Encyclopedia of
Christian Education, contributors explore the many facets of
Christian education in terms of its impact on curriculum, literacy,
teacher training, outcomes, and professional standards. This
encyclopedia is the first reference work devoted exclusively to
chronicling the unique history of Christian education across the
globe, illustrating how Christian educators pioneered such
educational institutions and reforms as universal literacy, home
schooling, Sunday schools, women's education, graded schools,
compulsory education of the deaf and blind, and kindergarten. With
an editorial advisory board of more than 30 distinguished scholars
and five consulting editors, The Encyclopedia of Christian
Education contains more than 1,200 entries by 400 contributors from
75 countries. These volumes covers a vast range of topics from
Christian education: *History spanning from the church's founding
through the Middle Ages to the modern day *Denominational and
institutional profiles *Intellectual traditions in Christian
education *Biblical and theological frameworks, curricula,
missions, adolescent and higher education, theological training,
and Christian pedagogy *Biographies of distinguished Christian
educators This work is ideal for scholars of both the history of
Christianity and education, as well as researchers and students of
contemporary Christianity and modern religious education.
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