Grand Entrance Worship on Earth as in Heaven

Name: Grand Entrance Worship on Earth as in Heaven
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ISBN: 9781587432521

ISBN-10: 1587432528

ISBN-13: 9781587432521

Edition: 2010

Authors: Edith M. Humphrey

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Can we understand worship in a way that transcends style, relevance, and aesthetics? Taking into account the most contested issues of the "worship wars," Edith Humphrey shows how the act of entering into God's presence is central to all true Christian worship. Regardless of worship style, when we come into God's presence, we praise God alongside angels and with the whole of creation.Seeking to reclaim the forgotten theme of worship as entry into God's presence, Humphrey shows its prominence in the Bible, providing an accessible but thorough study of the Old and New Testaments. She analyzes key moments in church history to show how worship developed in Eastern and Western churches. She also…

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List price: $26.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Brazos Press
Publication date: 4/1/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.770
Language: English

Edith M. Humphrey (PhD, McGill University) is the William F. Orr Professor of New Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is the author of several books, including Grand Entrance: Worship on Earth as in Heaven and Ecstasy and Intimacy: When the Holy Spirit Meets the Human Spirit. She has also authored numerous articles on the literary and rhetorical study of the Bible.



Preface


Introduction: The Crisis of Corporate Worship and the Life of the Church



ï¿½Teach Us to Prayï¿½: What Is Worship, and Where Does Corporate Worship Fit



ï¿½Prise God in His Sanctuaryï¿½: Worship as Entrance in the Old Testament



ï¿½In Spirit and in Truthï¿½: Entrance in the New Testament



ï¿½From You Comesï¿½ Praiseï¿½: Traditional Liturgies of the East



ï¿½In the Great Congregationï¿½: Traditional Liturgies of the West



ï¿½Your Church Unsleepingï¿½: Expressions of Worship Today



ï¿½That Your Prayers Not Be Hinderedï¿½: Avoiding Pitfalls in Corporate Worship


Conclusion: ï¿½To Sing Is a Lovers Thingï¿½


Notes


Glossary of Foreign and Key Terms


Bibliography


Scripture Index


Subject Index