Leaning on the Word
Worship with Argentine Baptists in the Mid-Twentieth Century
Published on 27. November 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-0-8028-7390-3 (ISBN)
Description
Think mid-twentieth-century Baptist evangelism, and the figure that comes immediately to mind is likely Billy Graham. But far removed from the glitz and glamor of televised crusades, what did typical Baptist mission field evangelism and worship really look like?
In this latest volume in the Church at Worship series, Lester Ruth and Eric L. Mathis draw from a rich selection of primary sources to immerse readers in the worship life of Conservative Baptists in northwest Argentina from 1948 to 1964.
Combining historical, theological, and practical perspectives, this book offers a vital educational resource for Christian ministers engaged in or preparing for cross-cultural ministry, introduces readers to a worshiping community that may be unfamiliar to them, and represents a significant contribution to liturgical history.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Grand Rapids
United States
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 191 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
352 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8028-7390-3 (9780802873903)
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Lester Ruth (PhD, University of Notre Dame) writes with the goal of appropriating worship history for renewal today, including his latest book on fourth-century Jerusalem, Walking Where Jesus Walked. This appropriation has been his interest since his service as a United Methodist minister in Texas. Currently he is Research Professor of Christian Worship at Duke Divinity School. He also teaches in the Robert E. Webber Institute for Worship Studies.