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The Sounds of Our Offerings
Achieving Excellence in Church Music
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2011
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. Pastors and...
Living God's Word
Reflections on the Sunday Readings for Year A
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2010
This new series of reflections on the Sunday readings by a noted Scripture scholar offers fresh insight into the land and people of the Bible. The first of three books, Living God's Word: Reflections on the Sunday Readings for Year A updates columns from The Catholic Register, Canada's national Catholic...
The Four Gospels on Sunday
The New Testament and the Reform of Christian Worship
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
Premier liturgical theologian Gordon Lathrop argues that far too often liturgy, preaching, and liturgical theology are informed by naive and outdated exegesis. In another fully original and deeply reflective work, Lathrop partners with newer biblical studies to see the Gospels anew. He treats...
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Manage it Yourself
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2016
ature has potentially endowed man with the faculty of delving deep into its secrets to be able to ensure
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good health, happiness and soul progression. The cultiva- tion is a never-ending process, though the momentum, de- pending upon several factors, keeps on changing....
by Lefebvre, Michael
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
The Psalms were composed for singing. In Old and New Testament times, and throughout Church history, congregations sung Psalms. Despite renewed interest in Psalmody, few books explain how the Psalms function as hymns for Christ-centred worship. Singing the Songs of Jesus fills that gap without shying...
Worship in Song
A Biblical Philosophy of Music and Worship
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
“Few books have been written that carefully distinguish between secular music that we listen to every day, and sacred music,” Scott Aniol says. “After discussing some foundational matters, the first section considers how to make God-pleasing choices regarding the secular music we listen to,...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Many in the church have forgotten the Psalms. They may still be read, but the rich history of using them as the backbone of Christian worship (from the earliest days of the church until the 19th century) is unknown. For some the thought of praying or singing the Psalms, alone or with others, is entirely...
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Forty Soul Stretches Toward God
Language: English
Release Date: February 21, 2017
A young Christian writer presents a practical guide for reconnecting with God and practicing the presence of God in our frantically busy world today.
Our world is full of distractions that do not promote the health of individual souls. What can people do when they feel they have no time or...
Liturgy as a Way of Life (The Church and Postmodern Culture)
Embodying the Arts in Christian Worship
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2013
How do the arts inform and cultivate our service to God? In this addition to an award-winning series, distinguished philosopher Bruce Ellis Benson rethinks what it means to be artistic. Rather than viewing art as practiced by the few, he recovers the ancient Christian idea of presenting ourselves...
by Duncan B. MacDonald
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
Development of Muslim Theology, Jurisprudence and Constitutional Theory
by Duncan B. MacDonald
A survey of the history of Islamic thought, by a sympathetic Western scholar.
IN human progress unity and complexity are the two correlatives forming together the great paradox. Life is manifold,...
Holy Roar
7 Words That Will Change The Way You Worship
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2018
What does it mean to praise God?
In the ancient world, something extraordinary happened when God's people gathered to worship Him. It was more than just singing; it was a declaration, a proclamation, a time to fully embody praise to God for who He is and what he has done. In fact, in the Psalms,...
Gazing on the Gospels Year A
Meditations on the Lectionary readings
Language: English
Release Date: August 19, 2010
Provides a reflection on the Gospel reading for each Sunday in Year A. Short inspirational meditations help unlock the heart of Scripture. Beautifully written and widely accessible. Each entry concludes with a specially written prayer.
Lovin' on Jesus
A Concise History of Contemporary Worship
Language: English
Release Date: April 18, 2017
Swee Hong Lim and Lester Ruth have filled an important gap in the study of worship. Lovin’ on Jesus: A Concise History of Contemporary Worship is the first scholarly work of its kind on this topic. Lim and Ruth trace the origins and development of what we commonly call contemporary Christian worship,...
by Joseph Augustus Seiss
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2018
This is a vintage collection of religious celebratory songs, compiled by Joseph A. Seiss. The songs include: "A Morning Song", "An Evening Song for the Little Ones", "A Song for Christmas", "A Song for Sanctuary", "A Song of the Ending Year", "A...