Worship and Christian identity : practicing ourselves / E. Byron Anderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anderson, E. Byron.

Contributor:

Yarnall Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Series:

Virgil Michel series

The Virgil Michel series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Liturgics.

Public worship.

Physical Description:

ix, 225 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Collegeville, Minn. : Liturgical Press, [2003]

Summary:

This book develops the claim that sacramental and liturgical practices are central means by which a church shapes the faith, character, and consciousness of its members. It explores the relationship between worship and belief, the relationship between corporate worship and the formation of Christian persons and communities within an ecclesial tradition, and the relationship between worship and our knowledge of ourselves, our world, and God. The author argues that attention to the reform and renewal of worship and sacramental practice provides a framework for the theological, evangelical, and sacramental renewal of mainline Protestant churches.

Contents:

1 Introduction

The power I never knew 1

2 Making Claims About Worship

But I of means have made my boast 33

3 Worship as Ritual Knowledge

What are outward things to Thee 59

4 Worship as Ritual Practice

Here in thine own appointed ways 83

5 Trinitarian Grammar and the Christian Self

From Thee our being we receive 113

6 Trinitarian Grammar and Liturgical Practice

O let us on thy fullness feed 151

7 A Vision of Christian Life

Changed from glory into glory 171

8 Conclusion

A heart to praise my God 191.

Notes:

"A Pueblo book."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-221) and index.

ISBN:

0814661920

OCLC:

50164631