Lester Ruth, Lim Swee Hong

Broschiertes Buch

A History of Contemporary Praise & Worship

Understanding the Ideas That Reshaped the Protestant Church

Beschreibung

Christianity Today 2023 Book Award Finalist (History & Biography) New forms of worship have transformed the face of the American church over the past fifty years. Drawing on a wide range of primary sources, including interviews with dozens of important stakeholders and key players, this volume by two worship experts offers the first comprehensive history of Contemporary Praise & Worship. The authors provide insight into where this phenomenon began and how it reshaped the Protestant church. They also emphasize the span of denominational, regional, and ethnic expressions of contemporary worship.

Autor

Lester Ruth (PhD, University of Notre Dame) is research professor of Christian worship at Duke Divinity School in Durham, North Carolina. He is a historian of Christian worship with a particular interest in the history of Contemporary Praise & Worship. Lim Swee Hong (PhD, Drew University) is Deer Park Associate Professor of Sacred Music at Emmanuel College of Victoria University, University of Toronto, in Toronto, Ontario. He has taught in the United States, Canada, and in his native Singapore and often leads global seminars and conferences dealing with worship and sacred music.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Baker Publishing Group
• Seitenzahl: 368
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Juli 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 154mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 487g
• ISBN-13: 9781540967534
• ISBN-10: 1540967530
• Artikelnr.: 67835417