Ancient-Future Time: Forming Spirituality Through the Christian Year

Name: Ancient-Future Time: Forming Spirituality Through the Christian Year
Price: 24.00 USD
Availability: InStock
ISBN: 9780801091759

By: Robert E. Webber

Product Description

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God's people have always celebrated his work by retelling the stories of his mighty deeds of salvation. In a time when the church's memory sometimes seems short, many are rediscovering the value of using the Christian year to pattern our celebrations around the essential truths of the faith. In Ancient-Future Time, Robert Webber draws from this church tradition by introducing and exploring biblical themes and liturgical traditions for each season of the Christian calendar. Helpful charts, prayers, reflection questions, and resource lists are provided for those planning church worship or seeking old, yet new, paths to spiritual growth through a deeper understanding of the Christian year.

Product Information

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Title: Ancient-Future Time: Forming Spirituality Through the Christian Year
By: Robert E. Webber
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 208
Vendor: Baker Books
Publication Date: 2004

Dimensions: 9.00 X 6.00 (inches)
Weight: 12 ounces
ISBN: 0801091756
ISBN-13: 9780801091759
Series: Ancient-Future
Stock No: WW91754

Publisher's Description

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Millions of Christians worldwide follow the liturgical Christian calendar in their worship services and in their own personal devotions. The seasons of the Christian year connect believers of diverse backgrounds and offer the sense of unity Jesus desired.

Robert Webber believes that we can get even more out of the Christian calendar. He contends that through its rich theological meanings the Christian year can become a cycle for evangelism and spiritual formation. He offers pastors, church leaders, and those of the "younger evangelical" mind-set practical steps to help achieve this end, including preaching texts and worship themes for Lent, Easter, Pentecost, Advent, and Christmas.

Author Bio

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Robert E. Webber is Myers Professor of Ministry at Northern Seminary and the president of the Institute for Worship Studies. He is the author of a number of books, including Ancient-Future Faith and The Younger Evangelicals.