{"product_id":"changed-from-glory-into-glory-the-liturgical-story-of-the-christian-faith-paperback","title":"Changed from Glory into Glory: The Liturgical Story of the Christian Faith - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eScott Aniol\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough tracing the liturgical history of the Christian faith from its foundation in Old Testament\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsrael through the early church, middle ages, Reformation, to the present, this book demonstrates\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat liturgy forms religion and religion forms liturgy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the best ways to truly understand what lies at the core of the Christian faith is by studying\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eits worship, for corporate worship does something far more significant than many Christians\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erecognize-public worship both reveals belief and forms belief. How a community\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eworships-its content, its liturgy, and its forms of expression-reveals the underlying religious\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecommitments of those who plan and lead the worship. Conversely, corporate worship forms the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebeliefs of the worshipers. Public worship is not simply about authentic expression of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eworshipers; rather, how a church worships week after week progressively shapes their beliefs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esince those worship practices were cultivated by and embody certain beliefs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is why it is so important for church leaders, and indeed all Christians, to carefully identify\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhat kinds of beliefs have shaped their various worship practices so that they will choose to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eworship in ways that best form their minds and hearts consistent with their theological\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econvictions. That is the goal of this book: studying worship in the Old and New Testaments will\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ereveal how God deliberately prescribed worship that would form his people as he desires, and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etracing the evolution of Christian worship from after the close of the New Testament to the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epresent day will help elucidate how theological beliefs affected the worship practices Christians\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehave inherited.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 362\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 9.61 x 6.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 22, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52630597927219,"sku":"9781774840498","price":47.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/cDlQQXFjeGJRNWFSOFRrMVJFdGs3Zz09.webp?v=1762163928","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/changed-from-glory-into-glory-the-liturgical-story-of-the-christian-faith-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}