Interdisciplinary

Mark Torgerson on the Best Worship Books

So many books on worship are worth reading. And each year brings new worship books and worship resources. Mark Torgerson’s up-to-date bibliography is an annotated listing of the best worship resources.

May 29, 2015 | 4 min read
Mark Torgerson on the Best Worship Books

So many books on worship are worth reading. And each year brings new worship books and worship resources. Mark Torgerson’s up-to-date bibliography is an annotated listing of the best worship resources.

May 29, 2015 | 4 min read
Worship and Discipleship: As It Was…Is…and Shall Be

Nine church leaders and scholars recall and predict hot topics in worship, discipleship and discernment from 1995 to 2025.

May 5, 2015 | 17 min read

Eric Washington on God’s Sovereignty and Slavery

Sometimes it’s awkward for Christians of different cultures to talk together about God’s presence in slavery. Eric Washington provides a way forward.

April 24, 2015 | 3 min read
Eric Washington on African American Missionaries

Before William Carey founded a mission society, or Adoniram and Ann Judson sailed to Burma, a former African American slave had already become a missionary to Jamaica.

April 24, 2015 | 2 min read
Meg Jenista on The Young Clergy Women Project

Face it. There are still far more male pastors than female pastors. That is why young female pastors support each other in The Young Clergy Women Project.

April 21, 2015 | 3 min read

African American Worship Treasures

Six church musicians and scholars explain why treasures and challenges in African American worship traditions apply to churches in any cultural context.

April 21, 2015 | 13 min read
Young R. Kim on Learning from a Fourth-Century Saint

Catholic and Orthodox Christians consider Epiphanius of Cyprus a saint because he was pious and opposed heresy. Protestants can learn from him as well.

April 7, 2015 | 2 min read

Jerry Sittser on Growing through Adversity and Spiritual Practices

You probably gather for worship with both lifelong worshipers and those new to the Bible. Jerry Sittser mines the history of Christian spirituality for nuggets that give life to all levels of worshipers.

January 6, 2015 | 2 min read
Steve Prince on Visual Art and Justice

Jesus calls us to love our neighbors as ourselves. What does that mean for conversations about injustices, including racism, both in the U.S. and around the world. Steve Prince creates visual art that can help us start talking.

December 12, 2014 | 1 min read