Too often we evaluate worship as a matter of taste--"I like it" or "I don't care for it"--without examining the presuppositions that inform worship in a given congregation. Exploring and developing techniques for handling resistance to change, the authors help church leaders see that worship is a public event which continually must be renewed and revitalized.
This is the first textbook survey of the pivotal position occupied by Southeast Asia in both the wider Asian and international economy. Professor Chris Dixon demonstrates how Southeast Asia's role has undergone frequent and profound change as a result of the successive emergence and dominance of mercantile, industrial and finance capital. He shows how the region has developed as a supplier of luxury products, such as spices, as a producer of b...
In search of meaningful worship, the authors urge readers to delve into Scriptures, tradition, history, and art that can lift worship back into a faithful expression of the congregation's belief and experience.
