Leading into the World (eBook)

Paul Galbreath (Autor)

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2014
138 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-56699-720-1 (ISBN)

Infos

An exploration of ways to connect worship practices with the call of Christian disciples to care for the earth. Discussion of earth stewardship is largely absent from modern Sunday services, and this re-examination and re-reading of scripture for earth imagery provides a foundation for a renewal of worship.

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The call to care for creation is a central part of our discipleship as followers of Jesus Christ. However, language and imagery of the earth is often absent in our worship services. This book helps reconnect our commitment to creation care with our life of discipleship. The process includes helping congregational members name ways that they are involved in caring for creationand encouraging them to see ways that these practices are related to Christian faith, and in doing so, nurturing the life of our communities while fostering our identity as those who care for the earth. Central to the process of reconnecting holy discipleship with earth stewardship is the development and rediscovery of biblical imagery and language that will support our care of creation and shape our prayers. As our actions are more closely connected to the language of our prayers, praying and acting will inform and enrich each other. This book also includes custom liturgies that highlight earth care, prayerfully prepared for the major festivals of the church year.

Autor

Paul Galbreath is professor of worship and preaching at Union Presbyterian Seminary. As an ordained Presbyterian teaching elder, Galbreath has served congregations in Clatskanie, Woodburn, and Warrenton, Oregon as well as in Tacoma, Washington. He has also written Leading from the Table and Leading through the Water.

Inhalt

ContentsForewordPreface1. Reconnecting to the EarthLiturgical Resources: Advent2. Seeing Our Place in the World Liturgical Resources: Christmas3. Meals, Values, and the EarthLiturgical Resources: Epiphany4. A Baptismal Way of LifeLiturgical Resources: Lent5. Praying with the EarthLiturgical Resources: Easter6. Worship beyond the WallsLiturgical Resources: Pentecost7. The Earth as HomeLiturgical Resources: Ordinary TimeNotes

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 24.9.2014
• Reihe/Serie: Vital Worship, Healthy Congregations
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Liturgik / Homiletik
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Moraltheologie / Sozialethik
• Themenwelt: Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Pastoraltheologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Schlagworte: Alban Books • congregational resources • creation care • ecology and worship • eco-theology • liturgical renewal • Religion and the Environment
• ISBN-10: 1-56699-720-8 / 1566997208
• ISBN-13: 978-1-56699-720-1 / 9781566997201