With Reverence and Awe: Returning to the Basics of Reformed Worship

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Summary: I love this book!
Review: Do you enjoy reading books that get you to thinking about things differently then you did before you read it? Hart and Muether will do this for you on the topic of worship. Have you ever thought about worship as a congregational conversation with God? Or how about the relationship between worship and how the Great Commision is to be fulfilled. So much of today's books on worship are really nothing more than an attempt by the author to defend his/her preferences. Not this one. Hart and Muether with grace, insight and sound theology walk you through New Testament worship in the most refreshing way. I love this book. I wish I could buy a copy for every pastor and worship leader in the country. The congregation that captures the vision for worship the these writers put forth will enter into a world of praise rarely realized in today's modern church. This is a keeper!

Rating:
Summary: I love this book!
Review: Do you enjoy reading books that get you to thinking about things differently then you did before you read it? Hart and Muether will do this for you on the topic of worship. Have you ever thought about worship as a congregational conversation with God? Or how about the relationship between worship and how the Great Commision is to be fulfilled. So much of today's books on worship are really nothing more than an attempt by the author to defend his/her preferences. Not this one. Hart and Muether with grace, insight and sound theology walk you through New Testament worship in the most refreshing way. I love this book. I wish I could buy a copy for every pastor and worship leader in the country. The congregation that captures the vision for worship the these writers put forth will enter into a world of praise rarely realized in today's modern church. This is a keeper!

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Summary: Finally Sanity in the Worship Wars
Review: Hart and Muether have written a book on Presbyterian worship that is instructive for most Christian traditions. The reason is that they ask simple questions that most discussions of contemporary worship beg. Why is it better if it's more emotional? Who says that worship HAS to be seeker-sensitive? Why would something foreign to most non-believers be redesigned to make them feel at home? Just as important is the authors' decision to set some ground rules for discussions of song and music appropriate to corporate worship. Too often the debates begin and make little progress beyond musical preferences. Hart and Muether ground such considerations in a broader range of theological topics. Any pastor, church officer or person serving on a worship committee of the local parish should read this book, which is an easy one.

Rating:
Summary: Finally Sanity in the Worship Wars
Review: Hart and Muether have written a book on Presbyterian worship that is instructive for most Christian traditions. The reason is that they ask simple questions that most discussions of contemporary worship beg. Why is it better if it's more emotional? Who says that worship HAS to be seeker-sensitive? Why would something foreign to most non-believers be redesigned to make them feel at home? Just as important is the authors' decision to set some ground rules for discussions of song and music appropriate to corporate worship. Too often the debates begin and make little progress beyond musical preferences. Hart and Muether ground such considerations in a broader range of theological topics. Any pastor, church officer or person serving on a worship committee of the local parish should read this book, which is an easy one.