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Book SynopsisWhat is at stake is authenticity. . . . Sooner or later Christians tire of public meetings that are profoundly inauthentic, regardless of how well (or poorly) arranged, directed, performed. We long to meet, corporately, with the living and majestic God and to offer him the praise that is his due.D. A. CarsonWorship is a hot topic, but the ways that Christians from different traditions view it vary greatly. What is worship? More important, what does it look like in action, both in our corporate gatherings and in our daily lives? These concernsthe blending of principle and practiceare what Worship by the Book addresses.Cutting through cultural clichés, D. A. Carson, Mark Ashton, Kent Hughes, and Timothy Keller explore, respectively:Worship Under the WordFollowing in Cranmer's FootstepsFree Church Worship: The Challenge of FreedomReformed Worship in the Global City This is not a comprehensive theology of worship, writes Carson. Still less is it a sociological analysis of current trends or
Table of ContentsPreface . . 7 Acknowledgments . . . 9 1. Worship under the Word . 11 D. A. CARSON 2. Following in Cranmer’s Footsteps . . . . 64 MARK ASHTON WITH C. J. DAVIS Appendix: Putting the Principles into Practice (3 Sample Services) . . . . 109 3. Free Church Worship: The Challenge of Freedom . . . . 136 R. KENT HUGHES Appendix A: College Church Worship (5 Sample Services) . . . . 173 Appendix B: Wonders of Worship . 189 Appendix C: Reading the Word . . . 190 Appendix D: When Music Equals Worship . . . 192 4. Reformed Worship in the Global City 193 TIMOTHY J. KELLER Appendix A: Sample Worship Services . . 240 Appendix B: Prayers for Those Not Taking the Lord’s Supper . . . 249 Indexes 251
