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African American Christian Worship: 2nd Edition
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In this update to her 1993 classic, African American Christian Worship, Melva Wilson Costen, again delights her reader with a lively history and theology of the African American worship experience. Drawing upon careful scholarship and engaging stories, Dr. Costen details the global impact on African American worship by media, technology, and new musical styles. She expands her discussion of ritual practices in African communities and clarifies some of the ritual use of music in worship. In keeping with recent congregational practices, Dr. Costen will also provide general orders of worship suitable for a variety of denominational settings.
In this update to her 1993 classic, African American Christian Worship, Melva Wilson Costen, again delights her reader with a lively history and theology of the African American worship experience. Drawing upon careful scholarship and engaging stories, Dr. Costen details the global impact on African American worship by media, technology, and new musical styles. She expands her discussion of ritual practices in African communities and clarifies some of the ritual use of music in worship. In keeping with recent congregational practices, Dr. Costen will also provide general orders of worship suitable for a variety of denominational settings.
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January 17, 2020Very helpful, rich, and sensitive resource
This is a godsend for those who are raised in the Euro-American church but who want to explore more about the rich traditions of African American worship. The author goes way way back to show the development of the worship traditions and explains how they have been implementations of Christian teaching and Christian practices. There are lots of great ideas and inspirations here for developing the worship service that is sensitive to the people who are the audience for this book--and that audience includes not only those in the African American community but also the broader church that comprises the blended rainbow of people, tribes, tongues and nations. There is a lot to explore here about how to develop a worship service that sees the people of the congregation and their lived experiences and their needs--as well as the firm reliance upon the Christian teachings of the Word.
This is a godsend for those who are raised in the Euro-American church but who want to explore more about the rich traditions of African American worship. The author goes way way back to show the development of the worship traditions and explains how they have been implementations of Christian teaching and Christian practices. There are lots of great ideas and inspirations here for developing the worship service that is sensitive to the people who are the audience for this book--and that audience includes not only those in the African American community but also the broader church that comprises the blended rainbow of people, tribes, tongues and nations. There is a lot to explore here about how to develop a worship service that sees the people of the congregation and their lived experiences and their needs--as well as the firm reliance upon the Christian teachings of the Word.
February 1, 2017
Quite interesting and I learned a great deal. Three stars only bc I found the book to be rather repetitive.
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