Beyond the Worship Wars

Thomas G. Long

doi:10.5771/9781566994767

Beyond the Worship Wars

Building Vital and Faithful Worship

Published 2001

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doi.org/10.5771/9781566994767
ISBN print: 978-1-56699-240-4
ISBN online: 978-1-56699-476-7
Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham

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Zusammenfassung

Almost every congregation is experiencing tension over worship. Many congregations have been participating in a renaissance of worship known as the "liturgical movement" and have reclaimed worship forms that have served the church for centuries. Yet because the church today is operating in a radically changed cultural environment, many people in our society do not understand liturgical worship and thus we must find language, music, themes, and images that speak to the unchurched, spiritually seeking person. In Beyond the Worship Wars, Thomas G. Long discusses the nine characteristics of vital and faithful worship practiced by a wide range of "third-way" congregations—all characteristics that make for vital and faithful worshi

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Preface
1–14 Chapter 1 Worship Wars: A Report from the Front Lines 1–14
15–24 Chapter 2 Why Do People Come to Worship? The Presence of Mystery 15–24
25–41 Chapter 3 Why Do People Come to Worship? A Sense of Belonging 25–41
42–52 Chapter 4 All the World's a Stage—and Heaven, Too 42–52
53–64 Chapter 5 O For a Thousand Tongues: The Challenge of Music 53–64
65–76 Chapter 6 Tents, Temples, and Tables: The Space of Worship 65–76
77–84 Chapter 7 Serving in This Place: Neighborhoods and Mission 77–84
85–96 Chapter 8 Come to the Joyful Dance: Memory and Celebration 85–96
97–106 Chapter 9 In the Spirit on the Lord's Day: Leadership 97–106
107–110 Chapter 10 Epilogue: Can Revitalized Worship Happen Here? 107–110
111–116 Notes 111–116
117–122 Selected Bibliography 117–122

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