A Primer on Christian Worship: Where We’ve Been, Where We Are, Where We Can Go (Calvin Institute of Christian Worship Liturgical Studies)

by William A. Dyrness

Publisher:

Eerdmans

, 2009

Overview

A respected scholar of theology and culture, William Dyrness explores where the church has been, theologically and historically speaking, and how that shapes—and needs to shape—where the church will go. He shows how both medieval worship and Reformation spirituality have continued to determine the development of Christian worship in both its Catholic and its Protestant forms. Through accessible language, clear examples, and thoughtful questions for reflection and discussion, Dyrness makes a very vital conversation about worship available to a wide audience of pastors, worship leaders, and church members.

Product Details

• Title: A Primer on Christian Worship: Where We’ve Been, Where We Are, Where We Can Go
• Author: William A. Dyrness
• Series: The Calvin Institute of Christian Worship Liturgical Studies
• Publisher: Eerdmans
• Print Publication Date: 2009
• Logos Release Date: 2016
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Public worship
• ISBNs: 9780802860385, 0802860389
• Resource ID: LLS:PRMRCHRSTNWRCNG
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-10-19T16:59:30Z

About William A. Dyrness

William Dyrness, professor of theology and culture, joined the Fuller faculty in 1990 and served as dean of the School of Theology from 1990 to 2000. He teaches courses in theology, culture, and the arts, and was a founding member of the Brehm Center for Worship, Theology, and the Arts. Dyrness has over 30 years of teaching experience in the United States, the Philippines, Kenya, and South Korea. He has published work in a variety of fields, including theology and culture, apologetics, theology and art, and global missions. His recent works include Poetic Theology (2010), A Primer in Christian Worship (2009), the Global Dictionary of Theology (co-edited with Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen, 2008), Senses of the Soul: Art and the Visual in Christian Worship (2008), Reformed Theology and Visual Culture: The Protestant Imagination from Calvin to Edwards (2004), Visual Faith (2001), Changing the Mind of Missions with James F. Engel (2000), and The Earth Is God's: A Theology of American Culture (1997). He has also served on the national boards of Christians in the Visual Arts (Wenham, MA), 1999 to 2005, and Development Associates International (Colorado Springs, CO), 2000 to the present, and is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA). He is currently at work on a major research project funded by the Henry Luce Foundation on the use of visual images in worship in Christian, Buddhist, and Muslim communities. Additionally, he is currently writing a book with art historian Dan Siedell on the religious influences of modern art.