Historical Foundations of Worship - (Worship Foundations) by Mark A Lamport & Melanie C Ross & Mark Lamport (Paperback)

About the Book

An ecumenical team of scholars provide a historical overview of how worship developed in three major Christian traditions: Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, churches of the Reformation, and evangelicalism/Pentecostalism.

Book Synopsis

This volume brings together an ecumenical team of scholars to offer a historical overview of how worship developed. The book first orients readers to the common core elements the global church shares in the history and development of worship theology and historical practice. It then introduces the major streams of worship practice: Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant, including Reformation traditions, evangelicalism, and Pentecostalism. The book includes introductions by John Witvliet and Nicholas Wolterstorff. A previous volume addressed the theological foundations of worship.

From the Back Cover

This volume brings together an ecumenical team of scholars to provide a historical overview of how worship developed in four major Christian traditions: Eastern Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, churches of the Reformation, and evangelicalism/Pentecostalism.

The first book in the series, Theological Foundations of Worship, presented key theological concepts related to worship to help readers articulate their own theology of worship.

"This sweeping overview of liturgical history is useful for both the novice and the expert. A highly recommended resource for those seeking to grasp not only the multiple origins of Christian worship but also the complexity of traditions as they continue to develop today."
--Gerardo Martí, Davidson College; author of Worship across the Racial Divide

"The second volume of this much-needed series is a lively historical read. It engages the reader in a manner that leads them to know many new things about the ways in which God works through his gathered assemblies and, by so doing, invites the reader to know even more about their ecclesial neighbors."
--Amy C. Schifrin, president emeritus, North American Lutheran Seminary

"This collection offers an admirable and engaging introduction for the student navigating a way into liturgical studies, and it is a comprehensive guide for anyone responsible for overseeing that journey. It is particularly good to see chapters on the Anabaptist, Pentecostal, and evangelical traditions joining the 'mainstream' Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestant families in one volume."
--Bridget Nichols, Church of Ireland Theological Institute, Dublin

About the Author

Melanie C. Ross (PhD, University of Notre Dame) is associate professor of liturgical studies at Yale Divinity School and Yale Institute of Sacred Music in New Haven, Connecticut. She is the author of the critically acclaimed Evangelical vs. Liturgical? Defying a Dichotomy.

Mark A. Lamport (PhD, Michigan State University) is professor of practical theology at graduate schools in the United States and Europe. He has coauthored or edited over a dozen books, including Nurturing Faith: A Practical Theology for Educating Christians.