Trinitarian Doxology
T. F and J. B. Torrance’s Theology of Worship as Participation by the Spirit in the Son’s Communion with the Father
- Preaching & Worship
- Publisher: Pickwick Publications (Wipf and Stock)
- Published: 2020
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Publisher's Description
Most approaches to liturgical theology are anthropocentric: the study of liturgy is primarily focused on what we, the worshipers, do. Thomas F. Torrance and James B. Torrance offer a trinitarian and christocentric approach. This informs not only the "why" of worship and not simply the "what" or "how" of worship, but centers on the One whom we worship. Most significantly, it fully recognizes the key role of the humanity of Christ as the ascended High Priest who alone offers the perfect worship and through whom alone we are enabled by the Spirit to worship God.
Endorsements (5)
“Too much Christian worship showcases our own feelings and performance rather than Christ, the perfect Worship Leader. Pastor and musician Kevin Navarro finds a vibrant counterpoint in T. F. and J. B. Torrance’s theology of worship. An informative, judicious, and ultimately worship-inspiring study!”
“If you think theology is irrelevant to the lived life of Christian worship, think again! In this book, Kevin Navarro explains with care and clarity the powerful difference one’s thinking about Jesus and God makes to the understanding and practice of prayer and worship.”
“A thoroughly informed, articulate, and well-documented exposition of and engagement with the theology and practice of Christian worship as understood and propounded by Thomas F. and James B. Torrance. . . . An indispensable resource for anyone who believes that Christian worship needs to be continually renewed by returning to the breadth and depth of the gospel of the Triune God revealed in Jesus Christ according to his word and empowered by the Holy Spirit.”
“There is general agreement that worship is for God, and the purpose of worship services is to glorify God and gratefully remember all that God has done for us. But many continue to view worship simplistically as something that people do to honor God. Missing from this common attitude are the deeper and richer trinitarian dimensions of worship that Scottish theologians Thomas and James Torrance highlighted throughout their many writings. Navarro helpfully presents the worship theology of the Torrances against the background of their distinctive trinitarian theology, making their positions much clearer and more understandable. Along the way, Navarro also addresses several misperceptions and distortions of the Torrances’ views and points out the practical significance of their liturgical theology for our understanding and practice of worship. Students of the Torrances and all who care about our understanding of worship will find much to reflect upon and much to rejoice about.”
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