Worship Through the Ages How the Great Awakenings Shape Evangelical Worship

by Towns, Elmer L.; Whaley, Vernon M.

• ISBN13: 9781433672576
• ISBN10: 143367257X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-09-15
• Publisher: B&H Academic

Summary

Through the Agesprovides a practical, historical and philosophical study of the Great Spiritual Awakenings as related to the worship of evangelicals around the globe. This is a fascinating story that reveals a unifying, unbroken thread of events whereby one can trace the development of worship practicesthrough the ages. With each move of God came a change in the way people worshiped. New paradigms were created, debated, accepted and passed on to the next generation. Narrative for this study is energized by telling "the story" of engaging personalities, influencers and movers and shakers. Emphasis is given to changes in worship practices from the Early Church, Reformation, the Great Awakenings, revival movements, large evangelistic crusades of the 1940s and 1950s, Jesus Movement, and the Praise and Worship movement. A chart tracing the development of worship from Genesis 4 to the twenty-first century is included.

Author Biography

Vernon M. Whaley is director of the Center for Worship and chairman of the department of Music and Worship Studies at Liberty University. He is also president of Integra Music Group and author of such books as Understanding Music and Worship in the Local Church and Called to Worship.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. ix
Introduction	p. 1
Worship in the Old Testament, Part 1	p. 9
Worship in the Old Testament, Part 2	p. 25
Pentecost: A New Expression of Worship (AD 30-100)	p. 43
Christianity Sweeps across the Greco-Roman World (AD 100-500)	p. 65
The Middle Ages (the Dark Ages) (500-1500)	p. 83
Reformation (1517)	p. 99
The Awakening in Europe and America (1727-1790)	p. 113
The Camp Meeting Awakenings (1780-1820)	p. 131
The Sunday School and Charles Finney Revivals (1820-1850)	p. 159
The Laymen's Prayer Revival (1857-1890)	p. 179
The Welsh Revival (1904-1906)	p. 201
The Azusa Street Revival (1906-1908)	p. 219
The Revivalists and Great Evangelistic Campaigns, Part 1 (1890-1935)	p. 235
The Revivalists and Great Evangelistic Campaigns, Part 2 (1935-1960)	p. 263
The Baby Boomer Revival, Part 1 (1965-1985)	p. 293
The Baby Boomer Revival, Part 2 (1965-1985)	p. 315
Moving toward a Twenty-First-Century Great Worship Awakening	p. 341
Epilogue	p. 367
Appendix: Worship through the Ages Time Line	p. 375
Name Index	p. 383
Subject Index	p. 389
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