Lovin' on Jesus : a concise history of contemporary worship / Swee Hong Lim & Lester Ruth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lim, Swee-Hong, author.

Ruth, Lester, 1959- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public worship.

Church music.

Physical Description:

xi, 162 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Nashville, Tennessee : Abingdon Press, [2017].

Summary:

Swee Hong Lim and Lester Ruth have filled an important gap in the study of worship. Lovin' on Jesus: A Concise History of Contemporary Worship is the first scholarly work of its kind on this topic. Lim and Ruth trace the origins and development of what we commonly call contemporary Christian worship, exploring it thoroughly and methodically. Their research includes early recordings and interviews with many who were directly involved in the early stages. The authors were students of James White, and their book is, in a sense, a much-needed addition to White's classic Introduction to Christian Worship. The thematic structure of Lovin' on Jesus mirrors that of White's Introduction, making this book exceedingly useful for students and practitioners in the study of Christian worship as a whole. This is an essential resource for all students, scholars, worship leaders, and pastors who are serious about understanding the worship they lead. "Meticulously researched, accessibly written, generous in its praise, and balanced in its critiques--this is the book for which many of us have long been waiting." --Melanie C. Ross, Assistant Professor of Liturgical Studies, Yale Divinity School, New Haven, CT "Particularly useful for teaching is the way Lim and Ruth organize their account by practices of time, space, music, prayer, technology, and scripture. This will immediately become a required textbook for the courses I teach on Christian worship." --Ed Phillips, Associate Professor of Worship and Liturgical Theology and Coordinator of the Initiative in Religious Practices and Practical Theology, Candler School of Theology, Atlanta, GA "Readers will find Lim and Ruth's one-of-a-kind history convincing and rigorous. The authors show how a modern genre of Christian worship claimed its place, what it all means, and where it is heading." --Gerald Liu, Assistant Professor of Worship and Preaching, Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, NJ " Lovin' on Jesus is an important book for every pastor, worship leader, and worshipper. This wonderfully prepared study will help you keep your worship experience biblically centered, dynamic, and growing." --Rick Muchow, Founding Worship Pastor, Saddleback Church, worship leader and coach

Contents:

Chapter 1 What Is Contemporary Worship?

Defining Qualities 2

A History of the Term 7

Other Names 12

The Sources of Contemporary Worship 16

The Overarching Development 22

Chapter 2 Time in Contemporary Worship 25

Contemporary Worship and Classic Rhythms of Time 26

Flow as the Construction of Time 32

Tensions in Time in Contemporary Worship 36

Chapter 3 The Space of Contemporary Worship

Historical Developments in Contemporary Worship Space 42

Technological Advancements in Contemporary Worship 46

Classic Liturgical Spaces and Centers Within Contemporary Worship 51

Fluidity of Space in Contemporary Worship 56

Chapter 4 The Music of Contemporary Worship Origin through the 1980s 59

The Music of the Jesus People 60

African American Developments in the 1960s and 1970s 67

Developing Worship Song Sets in the 1980s 68

Chapter 5 The Music of Contemporary Worship: 1990s to the Present 73

The British Invasion 74

The Australian Invasion 76

English-Speaking American Developments 79

Spanish-Speaking American Developments 81

Asian and African American Developments 82

The Possible Future of Contemporary Worship Music 87

Chapter 6 Prayer and Contemporary Worship

Prayer and Contemporary Worship's Defining Qualities 90

Praying, Singing, and Worship Sets 92

Praying in the Sets beyond the Songs 96

Praying Elsewhere in the Service 98

Contemporary Congregations as Praying Congregations 101

Chapter 7 The Bible and Preaching in Contemporary Worship 105

A Contemporary Word in Contemporary Words 106

Singing Scripture 108

A Biblical Foundation for Contemporary Worship 111

Contemporary Preaching and Service Planning 115

The Headword in Contemporary Worship 119

Chapter 8 The Sacramentality of Contemporary Worship 121

Praise and the Presence of God 123

A Journey toward a Sacramentality of Praise 124

Other Sacramental Dimensions 132

Varying Levels of Sacramental Discernment 138.

ISBN:

9781426795138

1426795130

OCLC:

956694868