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Wise Church: Exploring Faith and Worship with Christians Around the World
By: Emily R. Brink, Paul Detterman
Based on the document "Worshiping the Triune God," a collection of proverbs on worship adopted by the World Communion of Reformed Churches, this book and study guide offers a global perspective on how and why we worship.
Baptismal Imagery in Early Christianity: Ritual, Visual, and Theological Dimensions
By: Robin Margaret Jensen
This book examines five models for understanding baptism, showing how visual images, poetic language, architectural space, and symbolic actions signify and convey the theological meaning of this ritual practice.
By the Vision of Another World: Worship in American History
By: James Bratt
By the Vision of Another World by James D. Bratt [ed.] samples the rich variety of worship practices in American history to show how worship can be a fruitful subject for historians to study and, alternatively, how past case studies can enrich our understanding of worship today.
From Memory to Imagination
By: C. Randall Bradley
Outlining imaginative ways for the church to move forward from worship wars, this book is a must-read for church leaders and anyone interested in worship music.
Greening Spaces for Worship and Ministry: Congregations, Their Buildings, and Creation Care
By: Mark Torgerson
In Greening Spaces for Worship and Ministry, Mark Torgerson asserts that greening the built environment of a congregation is a powerful way to achieve and model a commitment to creation care.
Sing to God with Joy: Songs from Psalms for All Seasons
CD of GIA-published recordings of songs also found in the brand new songbook Psalms for All Seasons: A Complete Psalter for Worship.
Tasting Heaven on Earth: Worship in Sixth-Century Constantinople
By: Walter D. Ray
The Church at Worship is a series of documentary case studies of specific worshiping communities from around the world and throughout Christian history. Tasting Heaven on Earth provides vivid descriptions of Constantinople, its history, its people, and its worship practices, setting the stage for a rich selection of primary documents that present readers with a vibrant snapshot of Byzantine Christianity in the sixth century.
Worship Across the Racial Divide
By: Gerardo Marti
Many scholars and church leaders believe that music and worship style are essential in stimulating diversity in congregations. Gerardo Marti draws on interviews with more than 170 congregational leaders and parishioners, as well as his experiences participating in worship services in a wide variety of Protestant, multiracial Southern Californian churches, to present this insightful study of the role of music in creating congregational diversity.
Worship Beyond Nationalism
By: Rob Hewell
The church in the United States faces a dilemma: How is it possible for Christ's followers to worship faithfully in a nationalistic environment where religion and politics enjoy a vigorous affiliation while the separation of church and state is celebrated as the standard for the relationship between nation and faith?
150: Finding Your Story in the Psalms
By: Kevin J. Adams
Explore the psalms through the human experiences of joy, anger, pain, fear, and love as Kevin Adams tells the stories of real people crying out to God.
At Your Baptism
By: John D. Witvliet, Carrie Steenwyk
A children's book focusing on the sacrament of baptism.
Jesus as Healer
By: Edgar Boeve
Reflections on Jesus as healer though artwork and meditations.
Wise Church: Exploring Faith and Worship with Christians Around the World
By: Emily R. Brink, Paul Detterman
Based on the document "Worshiping the Triune God," a collection of proverbs on worship adopted by the World Communion of Reformed Churches, this book and study guide offers a global perspective on how and why we worship.
Baptismal Imagery in Early Christianity: Ritual, Visual, and Theological Dimensions
By: Robin Margaret Jensen
This book examines five models for understanding baptism, showing how visual images, poetic language, architectural space, and symbolic actions signify and convey the theological meaning of this ritual practice.
By the Vision of Another World: Worship in American History
By: James Bratt
By the Vision of Another World by James D. Bratt [ed.] samples the rich variety of worship practices in American history to show how worship can be a fruitful subject for historians to study and, alternatively, how past case studies can enrich our understanding of worship today.
From Memory to Imagination
By: C. Randall Bradley
Outlining imaginative ways for the church to move forward from worship wars, this book is a must-read for church leaders and anyone interested in worship music.
Greening Spaces for Worship and Ministry: Congregations, Their Buildings, and Creation Care
By: Mark Torgerson
In Greening Spaces for Worship and Ministry, Mark Torgerson asserts that greening the built environment of a congregation is a powerful way to achieve and model a commitment to creation care.
Sing to God with Joy: Songs from Psalms for All Seasons
CD of GIA-published recordings of songs also found in the brand new songbook Psalms for All Seasons: A Complete Psalter for Worship.
Tasting Heaven on Earth: Worship in Sixth-Century Constantinople
By: Walter D. Ray
The Church at Worship is a series of documentary case studies of specific worshiping communities from around the world and throughout Christian history. Tasting Heaven on Earth provides vivid descriptions of Constantinople, its history, its people, and its worship practices, setting the stage for a rich selection of primary documents that present readers with a vibrant snapshot of Byzantine Christianity in the sixth century.
Worship Across the Racial Divide
By: Gerardo Marti
Many scholars and church leaders believe that music and worship style are essential in stimulating diversity in congregations. Gerardo Marti draws on interviews with more than 170 congregational leaders and parishioners, as well as his experiences participating in worship services in a wide variety of Protestant, multiracial Southern Californian churches, to present this insightful study of the role of music in creating congregational diversity.
Worship Beyond Nationalism
By: Rob Hewell
The church in the United States faces a dilemma: How is it possible for Christ's followers to worship faithfully in a nationalistic environment where religion and politics enjoy a vigorous affiliation while the separation of church and state is celebrated as the standard for the relationship between nation and faith?
150: Finding Your Story in the Psalms
By: Kevin J. Adams
Explore the psalms through the human experiences of joy, anger, pain, fear, and love as Kevin Adams tells the stories of real people crying out to God.
At Your Baptism
By: John D. Witvliet, Carrie Steenwyk
A children's book focusing on the sacrament of baptism.
Jesus as Healer
By: Edgar Boeve
Reflections on Jesus as healer though artwork and meditations.
