Secularizing the sacred : the demise of liturgical wholeness : a case study of liturgical minimisation in the Presbyterian Church of Australia / / John E. Webster and Ronald S. Laura

• Autore: Webster John E.
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland : , : University Press of America, Inc, , 2016; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (228 p.)
• Disciplina: 285.0994
• Soggetto topico: Presbyterian Church - Australia - History; Theology - Study and teaching
• Soggetto geografico: Australia Church history Case studies
• Persona (resp. second.): LauraR. S (Ronald S.)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction; 1 Socio-Political Patterns in Early Presbyterianism in New South Wales; 2 Defining the Practice of Worship in the Presbyterian Church; 3 The Climax of Calvinist Liturgical Development in New South Wales; 4 A Brief History of the Theological Aetiology of Liturgical Minimization; 5 Minimization since 1977 in the Presbyterian Church of Australia; 6 Towards an Epistemology of Worship; 7 Towards a Reconstruction of Theological Education; Conclusion; Bibliography; About the Authors
• Sommario/riassunto: Western culture has come to secularize the sacred, while at the same time sacralizing the secular. This book shows the debilitating effects that this paradox has had on the foundations of Christian worship with special reference to the changing worship patterns the Presbyterian Church in Australia.
• Titolo autorizzato: Secularizing the sacred
• ISBN: 0-7618-6762-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910807629703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II