Reviews for The Biblical Foundations of Christian Worship

The average rating for The Biblical Foundations of Christian Worship based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2015-03-03 00:00:00 Eric Caldwell This book aims to present an Encyclopaedic Layout for easy access to specific topics, that is also readable from beginning to end - and I think for the most part they have achieved this. The various "articles" are compiled by different authors, and just like an Encyclopaedia that may be argued to be "objective" overall, each of the articles has of course the bias of the Author. Not that I found this to be a problem, as I enjoyed the Ecumenical approach this book takes. I would also say that it does endeavour to look for the strengths in alternate Christian views, rather than highlighting flaws. I did think that some sections had more robust bibliographies than others - and do see that as a bit of a weakness. Overall this is quite a pleasant way to cover both the Old Testament and New Testament roots of Christian Worship, as well as to include Second Temple Judaism (good coverage of Synagogues for example), Greek and Roman approaches around the First Century, and early Christian writings. The book is quite well thought out and laid out. I would say that I learnt quite a bit from this book, and I am looking forward to moving on to the next volume.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-05-22 00:00:00 Jeffrey Brown Wow, read it straight through for the first time in my life. What an experience!