{"product_id":"changed-from-glory-into-glory-the-liturgical-story-of-the-christian-faith-9781774840498","title":"Changed from Glory into Glory: The Liturgical Story of the Christian Faith","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13345883\"\u003eScott Aniol\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Joshua Press (an Imprint of H\u0026amp;e Publishing)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/22\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781774840498\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1774840499\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-REL\"\u003eReligion\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-REL055020\"\u003eChristian Rituals \u0026amp; Practice | Worship \u0026amp; Liturgy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS000000\"\u003eGeneral\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joshua Press (an Imprint of H\u0026e Publishing)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42686349115629,"sku":"9781774840498","price":37.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_ac4164c3-5230-4c58-ad67-5776a116a955.jpg?v=1649776002","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/changed-from-glory-into-glory-the-liturgical-story-of-the-christian-faith-9781774840498","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}