{"product_id":"changed-from-glory-into-glory-scott-aniol-9781774840498","title":"Changed from Glory into Glory: The Liturgical Story of the Christian Faith","description":"\u003cp\u003eThrough tracing the liturgical history of the Christian faith from its foundation in Old Testament\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsrael through the early church, middle ages, Reformation, to the present, this book demonstrates\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethat liturgy forms religion and religion forms liturgy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the best ways to truly understand what lies at the core of the Christian faith is by studying\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eits worship, for corporate worship does something far more significant than many Christians\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003erecognize-public worship both reveals belief and forms belief. How a community\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eworships-its content, its liturgy, and its forms of expression-reveals the underlying religious\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecommitments of those who plan and lead the worship. Conversely, corporate worship forms the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ebeliefs of the worshipers. Public worship is not simply about authentic expression of the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eworshipers; rather, how a church worships week after week progressively shapes their beliefs\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esince those worship practices were cultivated by and embody certain beliefs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is why it is so important for church leaders, and indeed all Christians, to carefully identify\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewhat kinds of beliefs have shaped their various worship practices so that they will choose to\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eworship in ways that best form their minds and hearts consistent with their theological\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econvictions. That is the goal of this book: studying worship in the Old and New Testaments will\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ereveal how God deliberately prescribed worship that would form his people as he desires, and\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etracing the evolution of Christian worship from after the close of the New Testament to the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003epresent day will help elucidate how theological beliefs affected the worship practices Christians\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehave inherited.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott Aniol\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1774840499\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781774840498\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Joshua Press (an Imprint of H\u0026amp;e Publishing)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/22\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.61h x 6.69w x 0.75d","brand":"Scott Aniol","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44047252455679,"sku":"9781774840498","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3591f4c0-5f65-4be2-b9b6-cce42219f796.jpg?v=1684989137","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/changed-from-glory-into-glory-scott-aniol-9781774840498","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}