Neste, Ray Van, and C. Richard Wells, eds. Forgotten Songs: Reclaiming the Psalms for Christian Worship. Nashville, TN: B&H Academic, 2012. Smith, James K. A. Imagining the Kingdom: How Worship Works. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2013. Thompson, Bard. Liturgies of the Western Church. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1980. Webber, Robert E., and John Witvliet. Ancient-Future Worship: Proclaiming and Enacting God’s Narrative. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2008. Exams will be a modest open notes exam consisting of 4-6 essay questions for each of the three weekend class meetings. The exams will be taken on Canvas and will be due by 8:00 p.m. on the Saturday evening a week after each class meeting weekend. Public Prayer Project Based on your reading of Hughes Old’s Leading in Prayer, you will complete the seven public prayer assignments contained below in this syllabus. These are due weekly after the start of the class and to be submitted by copying and pasting your completed work into the appropriate assignment on Canvas. Orders of Worship Each student will prepare two full orders of worship which will be due on the date indicated above. These are to be submitted as Microsoft Word or Rich Text Format documents using Canvas. Reading Report Each student will select one of the works listed above to read and write a 3-5 page summary and critical assessment which will be shared with the rest of the class. Since the length of the book choices varies, you are only required to read 175 pages of the work you select. You must inform me of your choice so that we have maximum coverage of different books. If there is a book not on the list which you would like to propose, you may ask me about choosing it. Papers should be submitted in Microsoft Word or Rich Text Format using Canvas. Philosophy of Worship Each student will write a 7-10 page (single-spaced) paper articulating his philosophy of worship, integrating reading and lecture materials. Class meetings will develop the questions and issues to be addressed in this paper. Papers should be submitted in Microsoft Word or Rich Text Format using Canvas.
Neste, Ray Van, and C. Richard Wells, eds. Forgotten Songs: Reclaiming the Psalms for Christian Worship. Nashville, TN: B&H Academic, 2012. Smith, James K. A. Imagining the Kingdom: How Worship Works. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2013. Thompson, Bard. Liturgies of the Western Church. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1980. Webber, Robert E., and John Witvliet. Ancient-Future Worship: Proclaiming and Enacting God’s Narrative. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Books, 2008. Exams will be a modest open notes exam consisting of 4-6 essay questions for each of the three weekend class meetings. The exams will be taken on Canvas and will be due by 8:00 p.m. on the Saturday evening a week after each class meeting weekend. Public Prayer Project Based on your reading of Hughes Old’s Leading in Prayer, you will complete the seven public prayer assignments contained below in this syllabus. These are due weekly after the start of the class and to be submitted by copying and pasting your completed work into the appropriate assignment on Canvas. Orders of Worship Each student will prepare two full orders of worship which will be due on the date indicated above. These are to be submitted as Microsoft Word or Rich Text Format documents using Canvas. Reading Report Each student will select one of the works listed above to read and write a 3-5 page summary and critical assessment which will be shared with the rest of the class. Since the length of the book choices varies, you are only required to read 175 pages of the work you select. You must inform me of your choice so that we have maximum coverage of different books. If there is a book not on the list which you would like to propose, you may ask me about choosing it. Papers should be submitted in Microsoft Word or Rich Text Format using Canvas. Philosophy of Worship Each student will write a 7-10 page (single-spaced) paper articulating his philosophy of worship, integrating reading and lecture materials. Class meetings will develop the questions and issues to be addressed in this paper. Papers should be submitted in Microsoft Word or Rich Text Format using Canvas.
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