Worship that changes lives : multidisciplinary and congregational perspectives on spiritual transformation - Abernethy, Alexis Deanne (Grand Rapids, MI : Baker Academic, 2008)
Contents : Introduction: Spiritual experience, worship, and transformation / Alexis D. Abernethy -- Part 1: Theology of worship -- Worship as a locus for transformation / Clayton J. Schmit -- The cumulative power of transformation in public worship : cultivating gratitude and expectancy for the Holy Spirit's work / John D. Witvliet -- Part 2: Worship and the arts -- Worship, dramatic arts, and the agogic moment / Todd Farley -- Dance and transformation : praising through brokenness to holiness in worship / Asha Ragin, Todd Farley, and Jo-Ann Hoye -- Transformation and the visual arts : a (Protestant) methodological inquiry into imagery and worship / William Dyrness -- Rated "R" for mystery : worship lessons learned from the movies / Robert Johnston -- The Trinity encounter and all that jazz : can jazz transform us spiritually? / Tyson Chung and Charsie Sawyer -- Under the mango tree : worship, song, and spiritual transformation in Africa / Roberta R. King -- Part 3: Worship narratives and transformation -- Contemporary perspectives on worship : emerging forms of worship in the United States and United Kingdom / Ryan K. Bolger -- Transformational worship in the life of a church / Kenneth C. Ulmer -- A study of transformation in worship : psychological, cultural, and psychophysiological perspectives / Alexis D. Abernethy and Charlotte vanOyen Witvliet -- The voice of the congregation : stories revealing the process of transformation / Alexis D. Abernethy -- Worship as transformed lives / Alvin Dueck -- Call and response : authors' commentary on lessons learned from the congregation / Alexis D. Abernethy -- Implications for theology, research, and worship practice / Alexis D. Abernethy.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Worship; Spiritual formation; Christianity and the arts