Worship Weblog
Monday, July 11, 2005
WOWAW 8
As Dr. John Witvliet begins a two-week summer seminar on the Teaching of Worship today here at Calvin, I thought this was an apt quote from his introduction to his book Worship Seeking Understanding:
On the one hand ... academic study of worship is not a necessity for Christians to worship well. I do not want to give the impression that one must read all the kinds of books mentioned here in order to be a thoughtful Christian worshiper: Praise God that we do not need to understand the intricacies of worship in order to worship! ...
On the other hand, the kind of sustained reflection that this book represents is becoming more and more of a necessity in our time. Periods of significant liturgical change—and ours is certainly that—call those of us in leadership positions to reflect carefully on our place in history and culture. ... Unfortunately, some of the most significant pardigmatic changes in worship in our time have come with little awareness that Scripture or history has much to teach us.
Earlier: WOWAW 7
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