The God We Worship: An Exploration of Liturgical Theology, by Nicholas Wolterstorff. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2015. 180 pp. $20.00. Nicholas Wolterstorff endeavors to do something that has been almost unprecedented, that is, discovering what is understood but not stated about …
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Practice for Heaven: Music for Worship That Looks Higher, by Gabriel C. Statom. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2015. 148 pp. $19. A common phrase used among musicians is, “practice makes perfect.” As one practices for anything, the goal is …
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“These practices are the central elements of worship: the preaching of God’s word, praying in accordance with God’s word, singing what coheres with God’s word, and seeing God’s word through the ordinances” (45). Brian Croft, Senior Pastor of Auburndale Baptist …
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By the Waters of Babylon: Worship in a Post-Christian Culture, by Scott Aniol. Grand Rapids: Kregel Publications, 2015. 211 pp. $17.99. “Corporate worship must contribute to the goal of making disciples so that they might worship God acceptably by leading …
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Missional Worship, Worshipful Mission: Gathering as God’s People, Going Out in God’s Name, by Ruth A. Meyers. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2014. 242 pp. $21.74. Ruth A. Meyers earned an undergraduate degree in special education from Syracuse …
From Whom No Secrets Are Hid: Introducing the Psalms, by Walter Brueggemann. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2014. 194 pp. $23.75. The Psalms have been a staple in corporate worship, Jewish and Christian, for thousands of years. However, do …
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God Dwells among Us: Expanding Eden to the Ends of the Earth, by G. K. Beale and Mitchell Kim. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2014. 211 pp. $17.00. Gregory Beale is currently a professor of New Testament and Biblical Theology …
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Praying and Believing in Early Christianity: The Interplay between Christian Worship and Doctrine, by Maxwell E. Johnson. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2013. 148 pp. $19.95. Prosper of Aquitaine once wrote that “the law of prayer should establish a law for …
Echoes of Eden: Reflections on Christianity, Literature, and the Arts, by Jerram Barrs. Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2013. 192 pp. $17.99. “The arts need no justification; they are good gifts of God, a basic part of the creation order. Our calling …
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Artistic Theologian 4 (2016): 53–61 Download PDF Steven Winiarski holds a PhD in New Testament from Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary and currently serves as an associate professor of New Testament and Greek at Northeastern Baptist College in Bennington, Vermont. There …
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