Protestant Worship: Traditions in Transition [Paperback]

James F. White (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1989

Drawing on years of teaching experience, James F. White provides a unique, comprehensive overview of Protestant worship by examining the origins, development, and present characteristics of various Protestant groups. This study of Protestant worship is an excellent resource for seminary professors and students, clergy, church historians, and laypersons.

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About the Author

James F. White is the author of numerous books on worship and was Professor Emeritus of Liturgical Theology at Notre Dame University until his death in 2004.

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Westminster John Knox Press; 1st edition (January 1, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0664250378
• ISBN-13: 978-0664250379
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #229,656 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a treasure!, April 15, 2002

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Robert D. Swires (Yakima, WA United States) - See all my reviews
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As I was going through my inquirer's class in the Episcopal Church, I ran across this book in the local Bible Book Store. It only encouraged me to continue. I absolutely recommend it to everyone interested in Protestant Christianity. For example, I was totally baffled as to why the church I was attending had the choir separated from the congregation and facing each other or a blank wall, in a completely illogical manner. Once I read Professor White's description of the church buildings encouraged after the rather ambitious Catholic Revival in the Anglican Communion, I understood.
But that is only about one chapter in this comprehensive book. Professor White describes with dispassion and accuracy the worship of virtually all the mainline Protestant denominations and their development since the Reformation. If you find this topic interesting, this is an indispensable book.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An exceptional synthesis, March 6, 2002

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David L. Russell (Hartsburg, Illinois United States) - See all my reviews
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As one who has studied liturgy at the University of Notre Dame and as one who has had a long interest in Protestant worship traditions, I found Professor White's work exceptional. Few other persons, if any, could pull together so much information from such an array of sources and present it richly in a way that is very understandable. As one who has a library of several hundred books on liturgy, this work would definitely be one of the five or ten that I would keep if I had to get rid of all others.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Source Book tracing Protestant Traditions, July 27, 2001

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This review is from: Protestant Worship: Traditions in Transition (Paperback)

Ever wonder how different denominations came into existence? where did baptists come from? what is the history of methodism? in a consise chapter on each of the major denominational developments following the reformation, James F. White traces the origins of each denomination, and follows them through to their modern incarnations. excellent for the beginning church historian.