Augsburg Fortress

Using Evangelical Lutheran Worship, Vol 1: The Sunday Assembly (Paperback)

Focuses on the formative role of baptism, not only for the individual being baptized, but for the church.

9781506425108

Lectionary Mosaics: Three Readings Juxtaposed for Reflection and Proclamation

Holding together all three readings of the Revised Common Lectionary for each Sunday and festival, the brief mosaic paragraphs in this book invite you to faith in the triune God, love of neighbor, and care for our earthly home.

9781506486017

The Four Gospels on Sunday: The New Testament and the Reform of Christian Worship

Premier liturgical theologian Gordon Lathrop argues that far too often liturgy, preaching, and liturgical theology are informed by naïve and outdated exegesis. In another fully original...

9780800698522

Proclaiming the Living Word: A Handbook for Preachers

In this handbook, author Gordon Lathrop guides preachers as they think about the central matters and purposes of preaching and engage in preparation for this important task. By providing wise encouragement and concrete tools for ministry, this book will equip preachers for faithful preaching in their assemblies.

9781506447896

Using Evangelical Lutheran Worship, 3 Volume Set (Paperback)

First published with the introduction of Evangelical Lutheran Worship and now available in paperback, these volumes lay out the vision and rationale behind this ground-breaking worship resource.

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Central Things: Worship in Word and Sacrament

A revised and expanded edition of the 1994 classic What Are the Essentials of Christian Worship?...

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Holy Things: A Liturgical Theology

Cyril of Jerusalem wrote about "holy things." He thereby reflected the communion invitation used in his fourth-century liturgy to call...

9780800631314

The Assembly: A Spirituality

Gathering with others constitutes the essential symbol of Christianity. Assembly is the biblical name for this local community. The book calls the church to think anew about gathering and to refresh its practice, articulating a spirituality that engages the assembly's gathering into the triune God and turns it toward the needs of our neighbors.

9781506478814

Saving Images: The Presence of the Bible in Christian Liturgy

The Protestant Reformation emphasized the centrality of Scripture to Christian life; the twentieth-century liturgical movement emphasized the Bible's place at the heart of liturgy. But...

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The Pastor: A Spirituality

Renowned liturgical theologian Gordon Lathrop has composed a rich, meditative, and explicitly ecumenical spirituality for working pastors - whatever and...

9780800698355

Christian Assembly: Marks of the Church in a Pluralistic Age

What is church? What makes the church one? While these questions may seem innocuous, church has become conflicted territory, with internal factions, external...

9780800636609

Holy Ground: A Liturgical Cosmology

Now available in paperback, Holy Ground illumines how the central symbols and interactions of Christian liturgy yield a new understanding and experience of the...

9780800696559

Holy People: A Liturgical Ecclesiology

This sequel to Gordon Lathrop's highly successful Holy Things is an exercise in liturgical theology, viewing the activities of worship as a means of defining...

9780800638405

Teaching Reformation: Essays in Honor of Timothy J. Wengert

Presented on the occasion of his seventieth birthday, this collection of essays honors the life and work of Dr. Timothy J. Wengert, a pastor and noted Reformation historian who brings to scholarship a deep sense of its practical dimensions in the life of the church.

In these essays, Wengert's students, colleagues, and peers follow in their honoree's footsteps by highlighting the implications of a rich tapestry of Reformation topics.

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