Recent History 4
Report from the ”Recent History of Christian Worship” seminar:
Our attention shifted away from the Charismatic movement to mainline liturgical developments with a presentation from Arlo Duba. Along with providing a history of the Presbyterian Book of Common Worship, Arlo explored changes in the theology of the sacraments and developments in understanding the nature of liturgical language.
Although the Book of Common Worship is not often found in pews, Arlo argued that it was intended to be a worship book of the people. It came out of the Reformed tradition of putting prayers in the hands and mouths of the people in the pew. It was also intended to “express a fully orbed Baptismal theology.” According to Arlo, this is why the book includes such a breadth of prayers for daily, weekly, and occasional services.
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