Ancient-Future Worship: Proclaiming and Enacting God?s Narrative »

Robert E. Webber (1933-2007) was, at the time of his death, Myers Professor of Ministry at Northern Seminary in Lombard, Illinois, and served as the president of the Institute for Worship Studies. His many books include Ancient-Future Faith and The Younger Evangelicals.

With the many models of worship available, choosing a style to worship God can be a bit overwhelming. Is it better to go with traditional or contemporary models? Christians may find themselves asking how early believers worshiped and whether they can provide insight into how we should praise God today.

Rooted in historical models and patristic church studies, Ancient-Future Worship examines how early Christian worship models can be applied to the postmodern church. Pastors and church leaders, as well as younger evangelical and emerging church groups, will find this last book in the respected Ancient-Future series an invaluable resource for authentic worship.

Foreword: Bob Webber: Memory and Hope     9
Acknowledgments     15
Introduction to the Ancient-Future Series     19
Introduction: A Personal Note     21
Rediscovering God's Story in Worship
Worship Does God's Story     29
Worship Remembers the Past     41
Worship Anticipates the Future     57
How the Fullness of God's Story Became Lost     67
Applying God's Story to Worship
Worship: Transformed by Remembrance and Anticipation     89
Word: Transformed by the Narrative Nature of Scripture     113
Eucharist: Transformed by the Presence of God at Table     133
Prayer: Transformed by Recovering the Style of Ancient Worship     149
Conclusion: My Journey toward an Ancient-Future Worship     167
A Call to an Ancient Evangelical Future     179
Notes     184
Selected Bibliography     187
Index     189