Bevins, Winfield. Ever Ancient, Ever New: The Allure of Liturgy for a New Generation. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2019. 219 pp. $16.99. Winfield Bevins, an experienced church planter, recognized speaker, compassionate pastor, and the director of church planting at Asbury Seminary …
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Okholm, Dennis. Learning Theology through the Church’s Worship: An Introduction to Christian Belief. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2018. 242 pp. $14.84. Students of theology may attest to the difficulties inherent in learning theology through a firehose during the course of …
Covington, David A. A Redemptive Theology of Art: Restoring Godly Aesthetics to Doctrine and Culture. Grand Rapids: Zondervan Academic, 2018. 316 pp. $24.99. Beauty is not in the eye of the beholder but is instead in “the eye of the …
Jensen, Robin M. Baptismal Imagery in Early Christianity: Ritual, Visual, and Theological Dimensions. Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2012. 256 pp. $28.00. “Baptism is not only a bath. . . . Baptism is also the restoration of the lost paradise” (212). …
Until the late sixteenth century, the idea of a liturgical year did not exist, in terms of each of the celebrated feasts and festivals as a unified whole; therefore, tracing the history of the origin of the various celebratory events …
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Conversations regarding arts programs in Protestant churches can be challenging if the participants are unsure how to assimilate successful, God-honoring instruction that incorporates the arts. David Taylor approaches this issue, with the inclusion of other authors, and broadly covers discussion …
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Bradshaw, Paul F. Early Christian Worship: A Basic Introduction to Ideas and Practice: Second Edition. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2010. 112 pp. $19.95. Clearly and briefly articulating the complexity of issues surrounding the study of Early Christian Worship (ECW) is …
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Draw Near: The Heart of Communion with God. By Scott Aniol. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2020, lx + 90 pp., $15.00 paper. In this little book, Scott Aniol, associate professor of church music and worship at Southwestern Seminary, beautifully …
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Nicholas Wolterstorff. Art in Action: Toward a Christian Aesthetic. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1980. 221 pp. $25.00. Nicholas Wolterstorff, the Noah Porter Emeritus Professor of Philosophical Theology at Yale University, confronts the common trends in aesthetics in 1980 with …
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The Gospel-Driven Church: Uniting Church-Growth Dreams with the Metrics of Grace, by Jared C. Wilson. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2019. 240 pp. $21.99. Jared Wilson is director of content strategy at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, managing editor of For the Church, …
