Worship by Faith Alone

Thomas Cranmer, the Book of Common Prayer, and the Reformation of Liturgy

Zac Hicks (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

248 Seiten

2023
IVP Academic (Verlag)
978-1-5140-0522-4 (ISBN)

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What does "gospel-centered" worship look like for today's church? Scholar, worship leader, and songwriter Zac Hicks contends that this idea can be found in Thomas Cranmer's theology of worship, which was shaped by the Protestant principle of justification by faith alone and reflected in his 1552 edition of the Book of Common Prayer.

In every age, the church must consider what it means to gather together to worship God.
If the church is primarily the people who follow the risen Christ, then its worship should be "gospel-centered." But where might the church find an example of such worship for today?
In this Dynamics of Christian Worship volume, scholar, worship leader, and songwriter Zac Hicks contends that such a focus can be found in the theology of worship presented by Thomas Cranmer, the Archbishop of Canterbury during the English Reformation. Hicks argues that Cranmer's reformation of the church's worship and liturgy was shaped primarily by the Protestant principle of justification by faith alone as reflected in his 1552 edition of the Book of Common Prayer, which was later codified under Elizabeth I and has guided Anglican worship for centuries.
Here, we find a model of "gospel-centered" worship through which the church of today might be reformed yet again.
The Dynamics of Christian Worship series draws from a wide range of worshiping contexts and denominational backgrounds to unpack the many dynamics of Christian worship—including prayer, reading the Bible, preaching, baptism, the Lord's Supper, music, visual art, architecture, and more—to deepen both the theology and practice of Christian worship for the life of the church.

Zac Hicks (DMin, Knox Theological Seminary) is adjunct lecturer in music and worship at Samford University, and author of The Worship Pastor: A Call to Ministry for Worship Leaders and Teams. Previously, he served as the Canon for Worship and Liturgy at Advent Cathedral. He lives with his wife, Abby, and their four children in Birmingham, Alabama.

List of Figures

Foreword by Ashley Null

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Peering Over the Archbishop's Shoulder

Part 1: Cranmer's Gospel-Centered Theology Established: Paul's Doctrine of Justification by Faith Alone

1. The Position of Sola Fide in Cranmer's Theology

2. The Grammar of Sola Fide Defined

3. The Grammar of Sola Fide in Cranmer

Part 2: Cranmer's Gospel-Centered Theology Applied: Analysis of Worship According to the Book of Common Prayer

4. "Not I, But Christ" Structurally: Sola Fide in Cranmer's Liturgical Form

5. "Not I, But Christ" Theologically: Sola Fide in Cranmer's Liturgical Terminology

6. "Not I, But Christ" Ceremonially: Sola Fide in Cranmer's Liturgical Actions and Assisting Tools

7. "Not I, But Christ" Devotionally and Homiletically: Sola Fide in Cranmer's Liturgical Piety and Preaching

Conclusion: Defining and Imagining Gospel-Centered Worship in the Twenty-First Century

Bibliography

General Index

Scripture Index

Erscheinungsdatum	13.02.2023
Reihe/Serie	Dynamics of Christian Worship
Vorwort	Ashley Null
Verlagsort	IL
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	354 g
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Liturgik / Homiletik
ISBN-10	1-5140-0522-0 / 1514005220
ISBN-13	978-1-5140-0522-4 / 9781514005224
Zustand	Neuware