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Preface | |
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Introduction | |
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Recent Scholarship on the Use of the Visual in Religious Traditions | |
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Theological Perspectives on Art and the Traditions of Worship | |
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Protestant Worship | |
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The Meaning of Worship: A Personal Event, Under the Right Conditions | |
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Engaging the Arts, at a Distance | |
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Discovering the Power of Art | |
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Exploring the Visual in Worship | |
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Protestants Connecting with the Tradition | |
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Protestants and Art: Still an Uneasy Alliance? | |
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Orthodox Worship | |
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Liturgy and the Visual | |
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Tradition and the Visual | |
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Worship and Its Liturgical Logic | |
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The Role of the Image in Orthodox Worship | |
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The Orthodox Choice: Worship and Identity | |
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The Visual Culture of Orthodoxy | |
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Catholic Worship | |
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God's Presence in the Forms of Worship | |
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Worship in Concrete Forms | |
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A Stimulus for the Imagination | |
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The Visual and the Reform of Worship | |
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"God Gathers Us All Through Beauty" | |
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Beauty, Creation, and Worship | |
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Beauty, Art, and Worship | |
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Beauty and the Environment of Worship | |
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The Beauty of Humanity and Worship | |
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Conclusion: Beauty and Worship | |
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Art, Worship, and Everyday Life | |
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Icons, Art, and Everyday Life | |
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Catholic Worship and Art | |
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Protestant Aesthetics of Worship | |
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The Mission of Art | |
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The Power of Images | |
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Orthodoxy: The World Creating Function of the Liturgy | |
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The Fourfold Interpretation of Icons | |
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Symbols and Sacramentals in Catholic Worship | |
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Protestants and Pictures | |
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Conclusion | |
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The Shape of Christian Religious Traditions | |
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Worship and American Culture | |
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Worship Traditions and Ecumenical Prospects | |
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The Persistence of Imaginative Traditions | |
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Traditions and the Contingency of Reception | |
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Worship and the Arts, One More Time | |
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Appendix | |
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List of Participating Churches | |
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Interview Protocol for Congregants | |
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Protocol for Leaders of Congregations | |
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Bibliography | |