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Readings in African American Church Music and 91ÁÔÆæ, Volume 2

By: James Abbington

This volume is a vivid testimony to the value of examining the variety and dynamism of African American church music and worship from multiple, overlapping points of view, from both realist and idealist voices, with a focus on gaining wisdom.

Longing for Jesus: 91ÁÔÆæ at a Black Holiness Church in Mississippi, 1895-1916

By: Lester Ruth

The Church at 91ÁÔÆæ is a series of documentary case studies of specific worshiping communities from around the world and throughout Christian history. In this third volume, Longing for Jesus, Lester Ruth vividly portrays a very prominent, dynamic African-American holiness church in Jackson, Mississippi, in the early twentieth century.


Wise Church: Exploring Faith and 91ÁÔÆæ with Christians Around the World

By: Emily R. Brink, Paul Detterman

Based on the document "91ÁÔÆæing the Triune God," a collection of proverbs on worship adopted by the World Communion of Reformed Churches, this book and study guide offers a global perspective on how and why we worship.

Baptismal Imagery in Early Christianity: Ritual, Visual, and Theological Dimensions

By: Robin Margaret Jensen

This book examines five models for understanding baptism, showing how visual images, poetic language, architectural space, and symbolic actions signify and convey the theological meaning of this ritual practice.

By the Vision of Another World: 91ÁÔÆæ in American History

By: James Bratt

By the Vision of Another World by James D. Bratt [ed.] samples the rich variety of worship practices in American history to show how worship can be a fruitful subject for historians to study and, alternatively, how past case studies can enrich our understanding of worship today.


Tasting Heaven on Earth: 91ÁÔÆæ in Sixth-Century Constantinople

By: Walter D. Ray

The Church at 91ÁÔÆæ is a series of documentary case studies of specific worshiping communities from around the world and throughout Christian history. Tasting Heaven on Earth provides vivid descriptions of Constantinople, its history, its people, and its worship practices, setting the stage for a rich selection of primary documents that present readers with a vibrant snapshot of Byzantine Christianity in the sixth century.

91ÁÔÆæ Across the Racial Divide

By: Gerardo Marti

Many scholars and church leaders believe that music and worship style are essential in stimulating diversity in congregations. Gerardo Marti draws on interviews with more than 170 congregational leaders and parishioners, as well as his experiences participating in worship services in a wide variety of Protestant, multiracial Southern Californian churches, to present this insightful study of the role of music in creating congregational diversity.

91ÁÔÆæ Beyond Nationalism

By: Rob Hewell

The church in the United States faces a dilemma: How is it possible for Christ's followers to worship faithfully in a nationalistic environment where religion and politics enjoy a vigorous affiliation while the separation of church and state is celebrated as the standard for the relationship between nation and faith?


The Sounds of Our Offerings

By: Charlotte Kroeker

The Sounds of Our Offerings is good news about the music of the church. It recounts what has been learned from studying nine congregations where music promotes the full, active, conscious participation of the worshipers and where it has done so consistently and coherently for many years.

Walking Where Jesus Walked

By: John D. Witvliet, Lester Ruth, Carrie Steenwyk

The Church at 91ÁÔÆæ is a series of documentary case studies of specific worshiping communities from around the world and throughout Christian history. This first book is set in Jerusalem following history, people, and worship practices.