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Centripetal Worship

The Evangelical Heart of Lutheran Worship
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Examines how worship is, and should be, at the center of the assembly. Contributors look at the historical and contemporary factors that influence how and why we worship the way we do. The Worship Matters Studies Series examines key worship issues through studies by pastors, musicians, and lay people from throughout the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Features include: > Informal and insightful writing for all readers Study questions at the end of every chapter Examines vital issues in weekly worship Helps leaders and congregants understand and experience worship more richly
Timothy J. Wengert is emeritus professor of church history at the United Lutheran Seminary. A parish pastor for seven years in Minnesota and Wisconsin with a doctorate from Duke University, he taught on Philadelphia's faculty from 1989 to 2013. He has written extensively on the Reformation, was coeditor of the English edition of The Book of Concord (Fortress, 2000) and translated Luther's Small Catechism, used throughout the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. In addition to books on Philip Melanchthon and Martin Luther, he coauthored with Susan Wood a book on Lutheran/Roman Catholic relations, Shared Spiritual Journey (2016), and currently serves on the US Lutheran/Roman Catholic dialogue. He lives in Long Valley, New Jersey. Dirk G. Lange is Fredrik A. Schiotz Chair of Missions and Professor of Worship at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota. He has been elected deputy general secretary for ecumenical relations of the Lutheran World Federation for a five-year term starting February 1, 2020. He is editor of and contributor to Ordo: Bath, Word, Prayer, Table (OSI, 2006). Dr. Melinda Quivik is a minister, writer, and lecturer from Houghton, MI. She earned her Bachelor's from St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN, her Master of Divinity from Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia (LTSP), and her PhD from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California with a focus on worship and preaching. From 2005-2010, she served as Professor of Worship and Preaching at LTSP. Before her graduate work, she served as a pastor in churches in Montana and Minnesota. Her writings include multiple publications through Augsburg Fortress Publishers, essays for the ELCA Worship Office, New Westminster Dictionary of Christian Theology, as well as multiple publications.
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