Worship That Changes Lives : Multidisciplinary and Congregational Perspectives on Spiritual Transformation

by Abernethy, Alexis D.

• ISBN13: 9780801031946
• ISBN10: 080103194X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-12-01
• Publisher: Baker Academic

Summary

Compiling cultural, theological, and psychological perspectives on spiritual experience in worship from scholars and laity, the book focuses specifically on the role of the arts in facilitating spiritual transformation.

Author Biography

Alexis D. Abernethy (PhD, University of California, Berkeley) is professor of psychology at Fuller Theological Seminary and a psychotherapist in private practice. She formerly served as a professor at the University of Rochester (NY) Medical Center. Much of her research has focused on spirituality and mental health.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	p. 7
Acknowledgments	p. 9
Introduction: Spiritual Experience, Worship, and Transformation	p. 13
Theology of Worship
Worship as a Locus for Transformation	p. 25
The Cumulative Power of Transformation in Public Worship: Cultivating Gratitude and Expectancy for the Holy Spirit's Work	p. 41
Worship and the Arts
Worship, Dramatic Arts, and the Agogic Moment	p. 61
Dance and Transformation: Praising through Brokenness to Holiness in Worship	p. 81
Transformation and the Visual Arts: A (Protestant) Methodological Inquiry into Imagery and Worship	p. 101
Rated "R" for Mystery: Worship Lessons Learned from the Movies	p. 115
The Trinity Encounter and All That Jazz: Can Jazz Transform Us Spiritually?	p. 131
Under the Mango Tree: Worship, Song, and Spiritual Transformation in Africa	p. 149
Worship Narratives and Transformation
Contemporary Perspectives on Worship: Emerging Forms of Worship in the United States and United Kingdom	p. 169
Transformational Worship in the Life of a Church	p. 181
A Study of Transformation in Worship: Psychological, Cultural, and Psychophysiological Perspectives	p. 197
The Voice of the Congregation: Stories Revealing the Process of Transformation	p. 217
Worship as Transformed Lives	p. 235
Call and Response: Authors' Commentary on Lessons Learned from the Congregation	p. 249
Implications for Theology, Research, and Worship Practice	p. 271
Index	p. 281
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