An exploration of the trinitarian theology of worship in some major Christian thinkers (Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant) from the 4th C to the 16th C. Shows how our worship is to the Father, through the Son, in the Spirit.
Much of the contemporary church's emphasis on
worship has been on the 'how-to' aspect of worship
and the discussion has been largely devoid of
theological underpinning.

This book seeks to fill that dangerous gap in the literature by means of an analysis of the theo-logic of worship in five major Christian thinkers: Basil of Caesarea, Anselm of Canterbury, Bernard of Clairvaux, Martin Luther and John Calvin.

The unifying theme that runs through these
theologians is that worship is God's gift, in which we
participate.

It is primarily God's causative action in us, and secondarily our corresponding response to him. The God who initiates his movement toward us in order to make worship through the Son in the Spirit possible is the same one who draws us into the heavenly sanctuary through the Son in the Spirit.

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ISBN: 9781842276105
Catalogue code: N/A
Publisher: PATERNOSTER PRESS - published 15/09/2008
Format: Paperback