Ritual & Practices 21

Why does true baptism have two parts? Why must we be baptized by water and by fire? What is baptism by fire? What good is baptism by water alone? Which church has the proper authority to baptize? Wh……続きを見る

'In the midst of life we are in death.' The words of the Book of Common Prayer have permeated deep into the English language all over the world. For nearly 500 years, and for countless people, it ……続きを見る

Praise is not worship, unless it is accepted by God! Most modern church services focus on praise and worship, yet the power of God’s presence rarely graces the altars. Sadly, few believers are fille……続きを見る

Pam Rhodes is best known as the familiar face of the BBC's Songs of Praise, and here she brings together her personal selection of carols, poems, Bible readings and other inspirational passages from……続きを見る

Thousands of readers have found Fr. Mark Boyer’s The Liturgical Environment: What the Documents Say to be a useful compendium of the church’s law and guidelines on the liturgical environment. Rooted……続きを見る

All over the world Christian communities meet on Sunday morning for worship. But what really happens during a worship service? How do worshipers participate in the service? What does it mean to sing……続きを見る

How are we to proclaim Christ in different cultures? This question was central to a landmark study on worship and culture conducted by the Lutheran World Federation between 1992 and 1999. Much has c……続きを見る

In this invitingly written, deeply joyful book, Joyce Ann Zimmerman makes Scripture her foundation as she explores the meaning and purpose of authentic Christian worship today. Intended for Christia……続きを見る

De Britse schrijver Francis Spufford is christen en schaamt zich daar niet voor. Want het beeld dat Richard Dawkins en andere nieuwe atheïsten schetsen, is een grote karikatuur. Christenen zijn meer……続きを見る

Net als de evolutietheorie ligt homoseksualiteit zeer gevoelig in de christelijke wereld. Maar ook daar lopen (jonge) vrouwen en mannen rond met homoseksuele gevoelens, die ze een plek moeten geven.……続きを見る

Leo Fijen voert elke zondagmorgen geloofsgesprekken, uitgezonden op Nederland 2: met bekende en onbekende katholieken, priesters en vrijwilligers, pastoraal werkers en bisschoppen over de binnenkant……続きを見る

Tweede pamflet Nacht van de theologie De meeste mensen, ook kerkgangers, hebben zich allang aan het gezag van kerk en christendom onttrokken. Behalve aan religieuze tradities ontlenen zij ook beteke……続きを見る

Wat beweegt een Nederlandse moslim, jood, christen, hindoe of boeddhist? Een prangende vraag als je wilt snappen waarom je islamitische buurman je dochter geen hand wil geven. Of als je je afvraagt ……続きを見る

Waarderende gemeenteopbouw. Hoopvol. Stimulerend. Gewoon doen! De kern van kerk-zijn is vertrouwen. De kerken staan voor de vraag: hoe verder? Dit boek geeft hierop een concreet antwoord. Het belang……続きを見る

A resource for both corporate worship and personal devotion, With All Our Prayers invites readers to pray, think, and live into God’s purpose for the world and for their own lives. Written by a long……続きを見る

'An exciting, engaging and intellectually serious book' Dr Rowan Williams, 104th Archbishop of Canterbury 'I think it's brilliant!' Bishop Stephen Cottrell How is it that a faith that began in 1st c……続きを見る

ÀUn voyage spirituel et littéraire au cœur de la vie monastique Dans cet ouvrage maintes fois réédité, Patrick Leigh Fermor se penche sur le monachisme chrétien, d’abord chez les bénédictins de l’ab……続きを見る

Cuba’s patron saint, the Virgin of Charity of El Cobre, also called Cachita, is a potent symbol of Cuban national identity. Jalane D. Schmidt shows how groups as diverse as Indians and African slave……続きを見る

Everyone worships. But Jesus tells us that God is seeking a particular kind of worshiper. In True Worshipers, a seasoned pastor and musician guides readers toward a more engaging, transformative, an……続きを見る

In this fresh approach to Christian spirituality, John Driver shows that the spirituality of the disciples and the early Christian church included every dimension of life. Grounded in the example of……続きを見る

Everyday worship practicesーfrom praying the rosary to moments of recognizing the beauty of God's creation, from being moved by the power of music to praying Vespers on an iPadーnot only take place ……続きを見る

There are a variety of people, practices, and celebrations in the Catholic Church. At times some of these can be dismissed too easily as extreme, superstitious, or uninformed. Such is the case with ……続きを見る

In From the Beginning to Baptism, Linda Gibler takes readers on a journeyーfrom the depths of space and the beginning of time through sacred Scripture and church historyー to discover the origins an……続きを見る

The "PRAISE & WORSHIP STUDY COMPENDIUM; VOLUME ONE: AN OVERVIEW OF THE BIBLICAL CONCEPTS AND ASSESSMENT OF PRAISE AND WORSHIP examines the Biblical concepts and philosophies of praise and worship as……続きを見る

Der Oberkirchenrat, der während der Christmette auf dem Dachboden festsaß, ein Engel im Pelzmantel, himmlisches Weihnachtsgebäck, ein Streit unter Räuchermännchen ... - diese weihnachtlichen Geschic……続きを見る

Cantors throughout the United States and elsewhere have long known Kathleen Harmon, SNDdeN, as a reliable teacher and mentor in how they understand and practice their important ministry. In Becoming……続きを見る

In The Heart of Our Music, master practitioners of the art of liturgical music come together to offer enriching insights, a stirring vision, and practical new ideas that will change the way you thin……続きを見る

In The Heart of Our Music, master practitioners of the art of liturgical music come together to offer enriching insights, a stirring vision, and practical new ideas that will change the way you thin……続きを見る

In The Heart of Our Music, master practitioners of the art of liturgical music come together to offer enriching insights, a stirring vision, and practical new ideas that will change the way you thin……続きを見る

The publication of The Roman Missal, Third Edition offers an opportunity for homilists to explore the relationship between the Sunday readings and the new Roman Missal. Between the Ambo and the Alta……続きを見る