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For the life of the world : the essentials of Episcopal worship / Samuel Torvend.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York, N.Y : Church Publishing Inc, 2021.Description: 68 p.; 17 cmISBN:
  • 9781640654181
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BX 5940 .T67 2021
Contents:
Contents :
1. The language of the liturgy is scriptural : --
Story and ritual --
Symbol : There is always more --
2. The liturgy orients us to a loving, liberating, and life-giving mission : --
Two words concerning liturgy --
A challenge and a promise --
3. The liturgy asks life-changing questions : --
Christians are made, not born --
Protection from the world or service int it? --
4. The liturgy holds tradition and change together : --
Encountering Christ today --
Invitations and instructions --
5. The liturgy leads us to the seasons of life on God's earth : --
A day filled with promise --
A week with an earth-loving God --
A year with the cosmic Christ
Summary: How do the core actions of worship nurture life with God? The ecumenical movement of the 20th century revealed a common pattern of worship among Christian communions, a pattern that bears the imprint of distinctive denominational emphases. In this exploration of that pattern, Samuel Torvend invites readers to delve into this flexible tradition that centers a parish in the life of God given for the life of the world.
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Contents :

1. The language of the liturgy is scriptural : --

Story and ritual --

Symbol : There is always more --

2. The liturgy orients us to a loving, liberating, and life-giving mission : --

Two words concerning liturgy --

A challenge and a promise --

3. The liturgy asks life-changing questions : --

Christians are made, not born --

Protection from the world or service int it? --

4. The liturgy holds tradition and change together : --

Encountering Christ today --

Invitations and instructions --

5. The liturgy leads us to the seasons of life on God's earth : --

A day filled with promise --

A week with an earth-loving God --

A year with the cosmic Christ

How do the core actions of worship nurture life with God? The ecumenical movement of the 20th century revealed a common pattern of worship among Christian communions, a pattern that bears the imprint of distinctive denominational emphases. In this exploration of that pattern, Samuel Torvend invites readers to delve into this flexible tradition that centers a parish in the life of God given for the life of the world.

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