The Worship of God: Some Theological, Pastoral, and Practical Reflections

by Ralph Martin and Ralph P. Martin

Book Overview

This is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable.

While most Christians today value worship and regard it as a vital part of the church's life and witness, there is also a wistful yearning that contemporary worship be vastly improved and given a more satisfying rationale.

Calling his book a "compact guide to some of the main themes of the worship of God," and believing that the agenda of worship "needs a serious...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802819346
• ISBN13: 9780802819345
• Release Date: July 1982
• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
• Length: 237 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Helpful overview of significance of the Eucharist

I haven't had chance to read the whole of this work, yet, but have just read Martin's excellent chapter entitled 'The Table of the Lord', in preparation for a sermon I'll be preaching on the subject. He gives a thorough, though concise, overview of where scholarship has taken us in regards to understanding the biblical teaching on the Lord's Supper over the past 50 years or so, and summarises well the main biblical emphases of this important doctrine. I found it invaluable, stimulating both my mind and my heart.