Bibliography
The following is the annotated bibliography of the paper that I am writing - after being modified by my professor one day before the due date. [I have spent the next 5 minutes trying to think of a sentence to describe this list but couldn't come up with anything... speechless.]
Anderson, E. Byron. Worship and Christian Identity: Practicing Ourselves. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 2003.
• A discourse on the mystery of how worship changes and forms Christian lives.
Anderson, Ray S. An Emergent Theology for Emerging Churches. Downers Grove, IL: IVPress, 2006.
• Establishing a theology for the postmodern churches base on first century Antioch. Emphasizing on the work of the Holy Spirit.
____________. “Liturgical Catechesis: Congregational Practice As Formation.” Religious Education Journal 92 No. 3 (1997): 349-362
• The author illustrates how worship practices are unique ways to knowing and forming Christian lives, and thus critically important to the church.
Bradshaw, Paul. Early Christian Worship: A Basic Introduction to ideas and Practice. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 1996.
• A brief history of early Christian worship focusing on 3 major aspect: Christian initiation in different geographical areas, Eucharist and Liturgical time.
Dawn, Marva J. A Royal “Waste” of Time: The Splendor of Worshiping God and Being Church for the World. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1999.
• A theology of worship from the pastoral perspective. Touching on topics like preaching, multimedia worship, challenge of discipleship, today’s version of catechumental process, community building and character formation through worship.
__________. Reaching Out without Dumbing Down: A Theology of Worship for This Urgent Time. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995.
• A theology of worship written in the midst of the worship war. Pointing to the original focus of worship and addressing issues that today’s churches facing. Emphasize of the importance of not watering down the message of God in worship, which is one of the foundations of worship discipleship.
Hippolytus, Antipope. On The Apostolic Tradition. With an introduction by Alistair Stewart-Sykes. Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 2002.
• Apostolic Tradition is an important historical work that provides liturgical information about 3rd century Rome. The introduction of this book written by Stewart-Sykes provides background information to this book and the academic debates concerning it.
Kallenberg, Brad J. Live To Tell: Evangelism in a Postmodern Age. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2002.
• Engaging postmodern culture, theology and practical evangelism.
Kaye, John, ed., The First Apology of Justin Martyr, Addressed to the Emperor Antoninus Pius. Prefaces by Some Account of the Writings and Opinions of Justin Martyr. London: Griffith, Farran, Okeden & Welsh, 1900.
• Original writing of Justin Martyr who provided an account of what worship is like in the 3rd century.
Kimball, Dan. The Emerging Church: Vintage Christianity for New Generations. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003.
• Outlining the challenges today’s churches facing in the postmodern culture and how emerging churches are responding. A window into the postmodern view of worship as an experience of disciple formation.
Kreider, Alan. Worship and Evangelism in Pre-Christiandom. Cambridge: Grove Books Ltd., 1995.
• A small book that contains 25 articles on the various aspect of ancient Christian worship.
MacDonald, Alexander B. Christian Worship in the Primitive Church. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1934.
• A detailed book on how worship and sacraments were conducted in the ancient churches.
Martin, Ralph P. Worship in the Early Church. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2001.
• Topical description of worship in the Early church, with emphasis on the New Testament churches.
McLaren, Brian D. The Church on the Other Side: Doing Ministry in the Postmodern Matrix. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000.
• Outlining strategies for church growth in the postmodern era, demonstrating a new theology of evangelism, discipleship, apologetic and rhetoric for the emerging church movement.
____________. More Ready than You Realize: Evangelism as Dance in the Postmodern Matrix. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002.
• Illustrating the postmodern paradigm of evangelism as discipleship that emphasizes on conversation and friendship.
Pagitt, Doug and the Solomon’s Porch Community. Church Re-Imagined: The Spiritual Formation of People in Communities of Faith. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2005.
• An account of an emerging church on how discipleship / spiritual formation is achieved through community building, ministry, dialogue and worship.
Peterson, David. Engaging with God: A Biblical Theology of Worship. Downers Grove, IL: IVPress, 1992.
• As the subtitle conveys, a biblical theology of worship.
Webber, Robert E. Ancient-Future Evangelism: Making Your Church a Faith-Forming Community. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2004.
• A description of how discipleship is conducted in the ancient churches and how it can be applied in today’s churches.
__________. Ancient-Future Faith: Rethinking Evangelism for a Postmodern World. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2000
• A description of how the practices of the ancient church can/should be considered as a valuable resources for rethinking the development of today’s churches. Provides a concise theological foundation for the ancient-future approach.
__________. The Divine Embrace: Recovering the Passionate Spiritual Life. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2006
• A description of the challenges today’s churches facing in spiritual formation. A very good description of how we got here, which also provides the foundation of why worship has to be re-engineered.
__________. The Younger Evangelicals: Facing the Challenges of the New World. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002
• A defining work of Webber that illustrates how the world has changed and brought forth a new generation of younger evangelicals who think and practice the Christian faith in a new way.
White, James F. Documents of Christian Worship: Descriptive and Interpretive Sources. Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox Press, 1992.
• Collection of citations of primary sources of documents useful in the study of worship history.
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Anderson, E. Byron. Worship and Christian Identity: Practicing Ourselves. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 2003.
• A discourse on the mystery of how worship changes and forms Christian lives.
Anderson, Ray S. An Emergent Theology for Emerging Churches. Downers Grove, IL: IVPress, 2006.
• Establishing a theology for the postmodern churches base on first century Antioch. Emphasizing on the work of the Holy Spirit.
____________. “Liturgical Catechesis: Congregational Practice As Formation.” Religious Education Journal 92 No. 3 (1997): 349-362
• The author illustrates how worship practices are unique ways to knowing and forming Christian lives, and thus critically important to the church.
Bradshaw, Paul. Early Christian Worship: A Basic Introduction to ideas and Practice. Collegeville, MN: The Liturgical Press, 1996.
• A brief history of early Christian worship focusing on 3 major aspect: Christian initiation in different geographical areas, Eucharist and Liturgical time.
Dawn, Marva J. A Royal “Waste” of Time: The Splendor of Worshiping God and Being Church for the World. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1999.
• A theology of worship from the pastoral perspective. Touching on topics like preaching, multimedia worship, challenge of discipleship, today’s version of catechumental process, community building and character formation through worship.
__________. Reaching Out without Dumbing Down: A Theology of Worship for This Urgent Time. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995.
• A theology of worship written in the midst of the worship war. Pointing to the original focus of worship and addressing issues that today’s churches facing. Emphasize of the importance of not watering down the message of God in worship, which is one of the foundations of worship discipleship.
Hippolytus, Antipope. On The Apostolic Tradition. With an introduction by Alistair Stewart-Sykes. Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir's Seminary Press, 2002.
• Apostolic Tradition is an important historical work that provides liturgical information about 3rd century Rome. The introduction of this book written by Stewart-Sykes provides background information to this book and the academic debates concerning it.
Kallenberg, Brad J. Live To Tell: Evangelism in a Postmodern Age. Grand Rapids: Brazos Press, 2002.
• Engaging postmodern culture, theology and practical evangelism.
Kaye, John, ed., The First Apology of Justin Martyr, Addressed to the Emperor Antoninus Pius. Prefaces by Some Account of the Writings and Opinions of Justin Martyr. London: Griffith, Farran, Okeden & Welsh, 1900.
• Original writing of Justin Martyr who provided an account of what worship is like in the 3rd century.
Kimball, Dan. The Emerging Church: Vintage Christianity for New Generations. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003.
• Outlining the challenges today’s churches facing in the postmodern culture and how emerging churches are responding. A window into the postmodern view of worship as an experience of disciple formation.
Kreider, Alan. Worship and Evangelism in Pre-Christiandom. Cambridge: Grove Books Ltd., 1995.
• A small book that contains 25 articles on the various aspect of ancient Christian worship.
MacDonald, Alexander B. Christian Worship in the Primitive Church. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1934.
• A detailed book on how worship and sacraments were conducted in the ancient churches.
Martin, Ralph P. Worship in the Early Church. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2001.
• Topical description of worship in the Early church, with emphasis on the New Testament churches.
McLaren, Brian D. The Church on the Other Side: Doing Ministry in the Postmodern Matrix. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2000.
• Outlining strategies for church growth in the postmodern era, demonstrating a new theology of evangelism, discipleship, apologetic and rhetoric for the emerging church movement.
____________. More Ready than You Realize: Evangelism as Dance in the Postmodern Matrix. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2002.
• Illustrating the postmodern paradigm of evangelism as discipleship that emphasizes on conversation and friendship.
Pagitt, Doug and the Solomon’s Porch Community. Church Re-Imagined: The Spiritual Formation of People in Communities of Faith. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2005.
• An account of an emerging church on how discipleship / spiritual formation is achieved through community building, ministry, dialogue and worship.
Peterson, David. Engaging with God: A Biblical Theology of Worship. Downers Grove, IL: IVPress, 1992.
• As the subtitle conveys, a biblical theology of worship.
Webber, Robert E. Ancient-Future Evangelism: Making Your Church a Faith-Forming Community. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2004.
• A description of how discipleship is conducted in the ancient churches and how it can be applied in today’s churches.
__________. Ancient-Future Faith: Rethinking Evangelism for a Postmodern World. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2000
• A description of how the practices of the ancient church can/should be considered as a valuable resources for rethinking the development of today’s churches. Provides a concise theological foundation for the ancient-future approach.
__________. The Divine Embrace: Recovering the Passionate Spiritual Life. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2006
• A description of the challenges today’s churches facing in spiritual formation. A very good description of how we got here, which also provides the foundation of why worship has to be re-engineered.
__________. The Younger Evangelicals: Facing the Challenges of the New World. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2002
• A defining work of Webber that illustrates how the world has changed and brought forth a new generation of younger evangelicals who think and practice the Christian faith in a new way.
White, James F. Documents of Christian Worship: Descriptive and Interpretive Sources. Louisville, Kentucky: Westminster John Knox Press, 1992.
• Collection of citations of primary sources of documents useful in the study of worship history.
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Very cool! Actually, my reading interests are so similar to yours. Also, I "almost" decided to take a worship degree from IWS about 2 years ago...
Posted by
Tim |
March 10, 2007 9:19 PM
Hey Tim, what stopped you from going? I think it is really a good program.
Posted by
Alan Yu |
March 10, 2007 10:52 PM
At that time, my wife became pregnant for the first time after we tried for 6 years... but some day I might still go...
Posted by
Tim |
March 11, 2007 7:05 AM