The call to care for creation is a central part of our discipleship as followers of Jesus Christ. However, language and imagery of the earth is often absent in our worship services. This book helps reconnect our commitment to creation care with our life of discipleship. The process includes helping congregational members name ways that they are involved in caring for creation and encourage them to see ways that these practices are related to Christian faith. Nurturing the life of our communities is a vital way to fostering our identity as those who care for the earth. At the heart of this process is the importance of discovering and developing biblical imagery and language that will support and foster our care of creation and shape our prayers. As our actions are more closely connected to the language of our prayers, praying and acting will inform each other. In addition, the book includes liturgies that highlight earth care prepared for the major festivals of the church year.

The call to care for creation is a central part of our discipleship as followers of Jesus Christ. However, language and imagery of the earth is often absent in our worship services. This book helps reconnect our commitment to creation care with our life of discipleship. The process includes helping congregational members name ways that they are involved in caring for creation and encourage them to see ways that these practices are related to Christian faith. Nurturing the life of our communities is a vital way to fostering our identity as those who care for the earth. At the heart of this process is the importance of discovering and developing biblical imagery and language that will support and foster our care of creation and shape our prayers. As our actions are more closely connected to the language of our prayers, praying and acting will inform each other. In addition, the book includes liturgies that highlight earth care prepared for the major festivals of the church year.

This book, which developed from an understanding of the dialectical relationship between theology and the church, provides information about the function and domain of language in the church through an analysis of its creedal statements. The study begins with an historical investigation of the crisis in linguistic interpretation in the church and theological community. Subsequently, a philosophical framework is presented through an investigation of particularly significant aspects of Ludwig Wittgenstein's later writings. Following a discussion of the alternative readings of Wittgenstein by theologians, examples are presented for ways in which we can apply Wittgenstein's linguistic approach to the interpretation of creeds. After distinguishing optional approaches to the creeds, the book presents an understanding of creedal statements in light of Wittgenstein. Reclaiming the functional nature of doxological language within its liturgical context provides a central connection between the language of the church and the actions of its members.

Synopsis: Based on the critical conversations between education, liturgy, sociology, and theology, this book suggests an alternative eucharistic pedagogy for the Presbyterian Church of Korea by reforming eucharistic and curricular practices with attention to students' specific local contexts. This process includes the formulation of the definition of the new eucharistic pedagogy, the reconceptualization of concepts regarding the eucharistic pedagogy, and five steps as pedagogical strategies for a new eucharistic pedagogy for the Presbyterian Church of Korea including pedagogical guidelines for teachers and students. This book will open the door for further educational and liturgical discussions of the work of contextualization in churches around the world. Even though this study investigates a contextual pedagogy limited to the PCK, this task needs attention and study in a larger context beyond the PCK. The gospel is the worldwide truth that cannot be limited to a certain culture but becomes incarnated into each local culture. Therefore, this kind of contextual investigation between the gospel and culture will not be optional, but imperative to all churches. Endorsements: "When Christian practices become adapted and imbedded in a culture's distinctive ways of knowing and acting, the gospel truly comes alive. Two of these central practices--worship and Christian education--are brought together in this groundbreaking work. Shin has provided the Korean church and the global church with guidance in examining, revising, and re-appropriating practices of eucharistic pedagogy in ways that will inspire and enrich all who explore these pages." --Jane Rogers Vann, Emerita Professor of Christian Education, Union Presbyterian Seminary "Rice cake and the cup, pedagogy and Eucharist, missionary movement in the nineteenth century and the renewal of liturgical practices in the twenty-first century, foreign theology and Korean indigenous thought--these are the ingredients of Hyoung Seop Shin's book. Learn about it; take and eat." --Claudio Carvalhaes, Associate Professor of Liturgy and Worship, Lutheran Theological Seminary "Hyoung Seop Shin's book is very valuable to those who try to understand important implications of cultural roots in ritualistic practices and is helpful in their search for a deeper understanding of Eucharistic pedagogy." -Syngman Rhee, Professor of Intercultural Studies, Union Presbyterian Seminary Author Biography: Hyoung Seop Shin graduated from Union Presbyterian Seminary (PhD in Christian Education) and serves Presbyterian College and Theological Seminary (Seoul, South Korea) as an instructor of Christian Education. He is also the director of Christian Education in Choongshin Presbyterian Church in South Korea.