A Sense of Belonging
Being Church in Pluralistic Society
- Publisher: Resource Publications (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2022
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Publisher's Description
This book takes an interdisciplinary approach to a societal challenge that both affects and is affected by the church in multi-racial, multi-cultural, and otherwise pluralistic communities. In certain contexts, around the world there are pertinent examples of the struggles that come with learning to live together in the midst of diversity and plurality, such as the post-apartheid Republic of South Africa. However, these (more often than not racial and cultural) struggles could be eased by developing worship services that are more relevant and inclusive. This, in turn, should instil a sense of belief and a way of inclusive thinking, culminating in more inclusive living. The approach developed in this book stems from the aphorism lex orandi, lex credendi, lex (con)vivendi--or "as we pray, so we believe, so we live (together)."
Endorsements (2)
“How do prayer, belief, and the life of the worshiping community relate to each other? In this book, Hilton Scott takes us on a fascinating tour along three urban, South African churches to answer this question. Carefully describing prayer in nine worship services and interpreting these through multiple disciplinary lenses, Scott argues for unity and diversity in liturgical inculturation. The global church has lessons to learn from this original study of lex orandi, lex credendi, lex (con)vivendi.”
“Practices impact the formation of those participating in them. If a practice such as Sunday worship is, in the words of Martin Luther King Jr., ‘the most segregated hour’ of the week, it forms the participants in that worship in a specific way. Liturgical and ritual criticism of existing worship practices should therefore be an ongoing exercise. A sense of belonging sheds light on the formative potential of worship and the need for critical scrutiny.”
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