02070cam a2200289Ii 4500 923352145 AUA.1 20160817203738.0 151007s2016 miu 000 0 eng d 0801097878 (paperback) 9780801097874 (paperback) (OCoLC)923352145 YDXCP eng YDXCP BDX OPV EXN EXNW BV6 .M39 2016 McGowan, Andrew Brian, 1961- Ancient Christian worship : early church practices in social, historical, and theological perspective / Andrew B. McGowan. Pbk edition Grand Rapids, MI.: Baker Academic, c2016. xiv, 298 p ; 24 cm. Horn Museum items are located at 9047 Old US Hwy 31. Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-278) and indexes. Introduction: the origins of Christian worship -- Meal: banquet and eucharist -- Word: reading and preaching -- Music: song and dance -- Initiation: baptism, anointing, and foot washing -- Prayer: hours, ways, and texts -- Time: feasts and fasts -- Epilogue: the making of Christian worship. "This introduction to the origins of Christian worship illuminates the importance of ancient Christian worship practices for contemporary Christianity. Andrew McGowan, a leading scholar of early Christian liturgy, takes a fresh approach to understanding how Christians came to worship in the distinctive forms still familiar today. Deftly and expertly processing the bewildering complexity of the ancient sources into lucid, fluent exposition, he sets aside common misperceptions to explore the roots of Christian ritual practices--including the Eucharist, baptism, communal prayer, preaching, Scripture reading, and music--in their earliest recoverable settings. Students of Christian worship and theology as well as pastors and church leaders will value this work"-- Worship History Early church, ca. 30-600. lcc BOOK BV 6 .M39 2016 15509 15509 0 0 lcc 0 0 Books AUA.1 AUA.1 GS 2016-08-15 Bought by JTL 20.95 AUA018946 2 BV 6 .M39 2016 AUA018946 2022-04-04 00:00:00 2022-03-25 20.95 2016-08-15 BOOK