Summary

Biblically correct worship—is there such a thing?

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This presentation discussed the trend from structured liturgical to free-flowing worship and helped determine if this is biblical. Are there biblical guidelines for worship? Is the fashion for rock-group-style worship a pure gift from God or a capitulation to the spirit of the age? Wright led listeners on spiritual journey regarding how to best glorify God and reflect his image in the world through worship.

N.T. Wright's talk about Recovering Biblical Worship was part of the January Series 2002 at Calvin College. Also view the written version of this presentation.

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