Resources

Worship and Cultural Studies

Worship, Worldview, and Way of Life
David Naugle
address at the 2005 Symposium on Worship on how worship shapes our view of the world

Christian Worship as Public Disturbance (Minds in the Making)
James K.A. Smith
essay on acting as ambassadors of a King-in-waiting

Conversation on Worship and Culture in North America
Interview with Andy Crouch
reflections on current issues in worship in contemporary culture in North America

The Cultural Context of American Worship
Richard Ostling
presentation to the 2008 Symposium on Worship on cultural trends affecting worship

Diversity and Innovation in a Multi-Ethnic Church
Gerardo Marti
presentation on multi-ethnic worship, music, and racial diversity

How Can We Link Worship and Evangelism?
John Mc Nally
ten suggestions for integration

How Race Works in Multiracial Churches
Gerardo Marti
presentation on racial diversity in worshiping communities

How Worship Gives Us a Timeline to Live By
reflections from worship leaders at the 2003 Symposium on Worship

The Nairobi Statement on Worship and Culture
statement of four principles of the relationship between worship and culture

One Day of Hope: Resistance, Spirituality, and Sabbath-keeping
Bethany Keeley
essay on Sabbath-keeping as a practice of resistance against cultural conformity

Justice and Worship
ten leaders' reflections on how justice relates to worship

'Realistic' worship
Interview with John Stackhouse
reflections on worship and Niebuhr's Christian Realism

Rethinking Postmodernism: Taking Derrida and Company to Church
James K.A. Smith
resources from a book on postmodernism's implications for the church

Transformational Worship: Are We Conductors or Instruments?
Alexis D. Abernethy
outline of a workshop at the 2004 Symposium on Worship

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Recent History of Christian Worship