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Come Sunday: The Liturgy of Zion »

Authors: William B. McClain, Woodie W. White
ISBN-13: 9780687088843, ISBN-10: 0687088844
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Date Published: November 1990
Edition: (Non-applicable)

Author Biography: William B. McClain

Book Synopsis

Companion to Songs of Zion; discusses liturgical time, spirituals, gospel songs; includes Scripture/ lectionary index.

	Foreword	13
	Acknowledgments	17
I	Introduction: God Sends Sunday	21
II	Come Sunday	27
	The Importance of Sunday	27
	Sunday and Slavery: Time on the Cross	28
	The Importance of Time in Christian Worship	30
	The Black Church and the Lord's Day	31
	The Liturgy of Zion and the Lectionary	34
III	The Black Church: A Mirror of Tragedy and a Vision of Hope	37
	Christianizing the Africans	38
	The Black Church Born: A Response to the American Dilemma	40
	A Spiritual Response to the American Dilemma: Birth of the African Churches	42
IV	The Liturgy of Zion: The Soul of Black Worship	45
	Black Worship and Black Theology	45
	Songs of the Soil and the Soul	46
	Black Worship and White Fundamentalism	47
	Toward a Definition of Black Worship: The Re-shaping of Worship	48
	Is Black Worship Distinctive?	49
	Ritual: "What Meaneth These Stones?"	51
	Music: Is There a Song?	54
V	Black Preaching and Its Message: "Is There Any Word from the Lord?"	59
	Black Preaching and Black Theology	59
	The Black Preacher as Leader	60
	The Role of Black Preaching in Worship	61
	Black Preaching Characterized	62
	A Plea for Preaching: "There Is a Word from the Lord"	70
VI	The Songs of Zion in the Liturgy of Zion	73
	The Variety of Songs of Zion	73
	Negro Spirituals	74
	Negro Spirituals and the Old Testament	74
	Hymns	75
	Gospel Songs	77
VII	Songs of Zion and Liturgical Time	79
	Easter	79
	Easter Day (First Sunday of Easter)	79
	Second Sunday of Easter ("Thomas Sunday")	80
	Third Sunday of Easter ("Meal Sunday")	80
	The Great Fifty Days	80
	Fourth Sunday of Easter ("Good Shepherd Sunday")	81
	Fifth Sunday of Easter	81
	Sixth Sunday of Easter	82
	Seventh Sunday of Easter ("Ascension Day")	82
	Pentecost	82
	Lent	83
	Holy Week	85
	Christmas	86
	Advent	87
VIII	The Spirituals in Songs of Zion	89
IX	How to Sing the Songs of Zion	125
	Hymns	125
	Negro Spirituals and Afro-American Liberation Songs	129
	Gospel Songs	134
	Songs for Special Occasions	139
	Service Music	142
X	Afterword: When Sunday Comes: "Walk Together Children"	145
	A Liturgy	151
	Discography	157
	Selected Bibliography	161
	Notes	165
	Scripture Index to Songs of Zion	167
	Topical Index to Songs of Zion	169