African American Christian Worship

by Costen, Melva Wilson

• ISBN13: 9780687646227
• ISBN10: 0687646227
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781426721991
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780687009312
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-09-01
• Publisher: INGRAM
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Summary

Pastors and congregations are seeking "liturgical renewal"--ways to enourage wholeness, freedom, and spontaneity in worship while remaining faithful to the gospel. In this book, Melva Wilson Costen demonstrates how the characteristics of traditional African American worship can enrich the worship experience.

Author Biography

Melva Wilson Costen became the Visiting Professor of Liturgical Studies at the Institute of Sacred Music at Yale Divinity School in New Haven, Connecticut.

Table of Contents

Preface: A Call to Worship
A Theology of African American Worship	p. 1
The African Religious Heritage	p. 13
Worship in the Invisible Institution	p. 25
Praise House Worship	p. 39
Rituals, Sacraments, and Ordinances	p. 45
Origins and Practices of African American Denominations and Congregations	p. 65
How Music, Preaching, and Prayer Shape Contemporary African American Worship	p. 79
Worship as Empowerment	p. 105
Appendix	p. 127
Notes	p. 129
Index	p. 139
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