Christian Worship Worldwide

by Farhadian, Charles E.

• ISBN13: 9780802828538
• ISBN10: 0802828531
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-07-16
• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co

Summary

As Christianity has boomed in the non-Western world, several significant questions have emerged regarding how worship and culture relate. Charles Farhadian here presents a timely investigation of the interaction between culture and worship. Leading scholars ? experts in history, mission, culture, and liturgy ? offer diverse essays addressing worship in the context of worldwide Christianity. At the heart of Christian Worship Worldwide are several case studies from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Pacific that explore the contours of particular nations, cultures, and liturgical actions. These essays show how Christian plurality is most vividly exemplified in the context of worship, where language, song, culture, and indigenous theology come together. Contributors: M. L. Daneel Samuel Escobar Charles E. Farhadian C. Michael Hawn Seung Joong Joo Ogbu U. Kalu Thomas A. Kane Miguel A. Palomino Robert J. Priest Dana L. Robert Lamin Sanneh Bryan D. Spinks Andrew F. Walls Philip L. Wickeri John D. Witvliet

Table of Contents

Introduction : beyond lambs and logos : Christianity, cultures, and worship worldwide	p. 1
The Ephesians moment in worldwide worship : a meditation on Revelation 21 and Ephesians 2	p. 27
Worship among Apostles and Zionists in Southern Africa, Zimbabwe	p. 43
The Mar Thoma Christians of Kerala : a study of the relationship between liturgy and mission in the Indian context	p. 71
A traditional thanksgiving festival in South Korea : Chusok	p. 96
Worship and culture in Latin America	p. 107
Worship in the Amazon : the case of the Aguaruna Evangelical Church	p. 131
Celebrating Pentecost in Leauva'a : worship, symbols, and dance in Samoa	p. 156
Worship as mission : the personal and social ends of Papuan worship in the glory hut	p. 171
Participation in worship - worship-full hearts : a meditation on Luke 7 and Matthew 15	p. 199
Praying globally - pitfalls and possibilities of cross-cultural liturgical appropriation	p. 205
Liturgical theology and criticism - things of heaven and things of the earth : some reflections on worship, world Christianity, and culture	p. 230
Interfaith comparisons and assessment - Muslim worship : interfaith assets and ecumenical shortcomings	p. 253
Afterword : inculturation, worship, and dispositions for ministry	p. 274
The Nairobi statement	p. 285
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