Adventures of the Spirit
A Guide to Worship from the Perspective of Process Theology
Ronald J Allen author Clark Williamson author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:University Press of America
Published:14th Aug '97
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This book offers an introduction to worship from the standpoint of process theology. It helps worship planners develop services of worship that are characterized by an intense vision of community with God, where depth of feeling surmounts verbal language and touch the believer in the most life-shaping ways. Process conceptuality allows the church to move toward genuinely contemporary worship while drawing from the past, explaining how worship is understood in this Christian tradition and moving to practical approaches such as conceiving the service, preparing the prayers, the liturgy, and the sermon; the sacraments, the wedding and the funeral, and the arts' role in worship. The ultimate goal is not only to show how process theology can inform each aspect of the service of worship, but to help the Christian community deepen its apprehension of God through services of worship.
Williamson and Allen have teamed up to fulfill a much discussed need in the process theology community. -- John B. Cobb Jr., professor emeritus, Claremont School of Theology * Worship *
Williamson and Allen have proven themselves to be respected and reliable interpreters of the future of the mainstream Protestant churches. -- Edgar A. Towne, ENCOUNTER * Worship *
...an eminently readable, enthusiastic process guide to the Christian worship service. -- Judith Boice Casanova, Process and Faith * Worship *
The chapters dealing with process approaches to Christian spirituality, languages of worship, collective voice in worship, worship and the arts, preaching and leadership in worship are clearly written and are useful for Christians of any tradition. * Worship *
The chapters dealing with process approaches to Christian spirituality, languages of worship, collective voice in worship, worship and the arts, preaching and leadership in worship are clearly written and are useful for Christians of any tradition. * Worship *
Williamson and Allen have teamed up to fulfill a much discussed need in the process theology community. -- John B. Cobb Jr., professor emeritus, Claremont School of Theology * Worship *
Williamson and Allen have proven themselves to be respected and reliable interpreters of the future of the mainstream Protestant churches. -- Edgar A. Towne, ENCOUNTER * Worship *
...an eminently readable, enthusiastic process guide to the Christian worship service. -- Judith Boice Casanova, Process and Faith * Worship *
ISBN: 9780761808176
Dimensions: 217mm x 132mm x 16mm
Weight: 358g
320 pages