Worship in the Spirit of Jesus
Theology Liturgy and Songs Without Violence
- Preaching & Worship
- Theology
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Published: 2010
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Publisher's Description
(list after endorsements) Worship in the Spirit of Jesus has three main goals: - to engage adult lay Christians in discussions that examine how and why Christianity came to have so many violent images and expectations of God - to describe the historical and modern consequences of these violent images and expectations - to offer alternative theological understandings and worship resources that are rooted in the nonviolent spirit of Jesus
Endorsements (3)
“The authors have set themselves a challenging task: to reclaim the image of Jesus as a prophet of peace and to reshape the church's appropriation of this Jesus in worship, prayer, and song. They succeed admirably.”
“Here is a book that requires Christians to pay serious attention to the violent portrayals of God that pepper our scriptures and liturgies and skew our theology. The authors call for nothing less than the overhaul of our ritual life, a profound change necessary if we are going to learn to be followers of Jesus' way of peace, rather than complicit in the world's way of war.”
“[The authors] argue persuasively that the violence in our Bible has serious implications for our liturgical assemblies and thus for our daily living. Violence begets violence. But, they do not stop with their propositions. Instead, they provide examples of fresh, evocative liturgies, drawn from the stories and witness of Jesus and the lives of Christian communities committed to nonviolence.”
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