Evangelical versus Liturgical?: Defying a Dichotomy (Calvin Institute of Christian Worship (CICW))
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (971 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0802869912 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 165 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Insightful look at Free Church worship practices, a voice from within the tradition" according to Michael D. Eldridge. Dr. Melanie Ross is emerging as an important voice appealing for a methodology in liturgical studies that properly considers the liturgy in the Free Church traditions. The field of liturgical studies has been dominated by scholars from traditions with more formal liturgies, and as Ross p. The author attempts to bridge several gaps as she considers The author attempts to bridge several gaps as she considers real and perceived differences between evangelical and liturgical theologies and approaches to worship. In so doing, however, she includes too many contested issues based on assumed or generalized connections, so that her main p. Excellent work. Dr Ross does an excellent job trying Nick C. Excellent work. Dr Ross does an excellent job trying to break down barriers between Evangelical, free worship and Liturgical worship by exploring how each is biblical and both need to appreciate the strengths of their own point of view.
Evangelical versus Liturgical? is an important addition to the scant literature explaining nondenominational worship practices to those from more historically established liturgical traditions.. Why is there such a deep divide between evangelical and liturgical churches, especially when it comes to worship? How did this unfortunate evangelical-liturgical dichotomy develop, and what can be done about it?In this book Melanie Ross draws on historical analysis, systematic theology, and the worship life of two vibrant congregations to argue that the common ground shared by evangelical and liturgical churches is much more important than the differences than divide them.As a longtime evangelical church member who is at the same time a teacher of liturgical studies, Ross is well qualified to address this subject, and she does so with passion and intelligence
Smith --author of Imagining the Kingdom: How Worship Works "This is a book that many of us have been waiting for. Her call should resonate with all worshipping communities."Worship Leader “Building bridges between Evangelical and so-called ‘liturgical’ worship Ross has written a timely exploration of the artificial dichotomy that ostensibly divides churches and Christians.”Presbyterian Outlook “The author offers a carefully researched argument that the dichotomy between liturgical and evangelical (free church) worship is unnecessary. She provides ample evidence with actual congregations that one can learn from the other. A. Instead of the usual invitation for evangelicals to grow up and become 'liturgical,' Ross empowers free-church evangelicals to see the liturgical wisdom already implicit in their practices - and presses liturgical theologians to appreciate the same. The