Grand entrance :

Humphrey, Edith McEwan.

Grand entrance : worship on earth as in heaven / Edith M. Humphrey. - Grand Rapids, MI : Brazos Press, c2011. - xii, 244 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-234) and indexes.

Introduction: the crisis of corporate worship and the life of the church -- "Teach us to pray": what is worship, and where does corporate worship fit? -- "Praise God in his sanctuary": worship as entrance in the Old Testament -- "In spirit and in truth": entrance in the New Testament -- "From you comes praise": traditional liturgies of the East -- "In the great congregation": traditional liturgies of the West -- "Your church unsleeping": expressions of worship today -- "That your prayers not be hindered": avoiding pitfalls in corporate worship -- Conclusion: "to sing is a lover's thing".

9781587432521 (pbk.)

2010044978


Public worship.

BV 15 / .H86 2011

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