Liturgy among the Thorns

by Brumm, James Hart

• ISBN13: 9780802860996
• ISBN10: 0802860990
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-02-28
• Publisher: Eerdmans Pub Co

Author Biography

James Hart Brumm holds a BMus from the Westminster Choir College, an MDiv from New Brunswick Theological Seminary, and an MPhil from Drew University

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	p. ix
Contributors	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Introduction: Why Worship? Why Now?	p. 1
Our Core Liturgies: the Lord's Day with the Lord's Supper, and Baptism	p. 7
The Liturgy for the Lord's Day and the Lord's Supper: Critical Turning Points	p. 9
The Baptismal Liturgy: Searching for Significance	p. 47
A Response to Chapters 1 and 2	p. 69
Addendum: Finding a Place for Children of All Ages	p. 77
Becoming at Home with the Word: Congregational Song, Architecture, and Prayer	p. 89
A Brief History of the Architecture of Reformed Churches in America	p. 91
Congregational Song in the Reformed Church: Praise, Subversion, Appreciation, and Glimmers of Understanding	p. 101
A Response to Chapters 3 and 4	p. 131
Addendum: 150 Years of Prayer in the Reformed Church in America	p. 137
Addendum: Hymnodists of the Reformed Church in America	p. 159
Where We Might Go with All This: Our Present and Possibilities	p. 177
Worship among the Thorns: Observations from the 2004 Survey on Worship	p. 179
Creative and Contemporary Worship in a Reformed Context	p. 195
A Response to Chapters 5 and 6	p. 213
For Further Reading	p. 219
Afterword	p. 225
Index	p. 229
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