Holy Ground

The Importance of the Body, Posture, and Liturgy in Worship

L Charles Jackson

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Wipf & Stock Publishers
21 February 2024

Christian liturgy, prayerbooks & hymnals; Christian life & practice

"Jesus did not say ""take and think."" He said ""take and eat."" This is embodied worship. It includes gestures, rites, kneeling, raising hands, and of course eating and drinking a holy meal with God. These activities are liturgies. Liturgy is the physical, embodied activity of worship--it's what we do in worship--everyone has a liturgy! As such, worship is the church's primary means of discipleship. Instead of fearing to kneel because it's ""Roman Catholic,"" or fearing to raise your hands because it's ""Pentecostal,"" perhaps we should simply see what God recommends in the Scriptures--then without fear and by faith (at the appropriate time) start kneeling, raising our hands, and eating a covenant meal with God (on a weekly basis). The hope is to replace a fear-driven approach to worship with a faith-driven, embodied worship that offers deep, robust, and beautiful worship experiences combined with the hope of great blessings. In doing so, we hope for nothing less than a new reformation--a reformation in worship."

By: L Charles Jackson
Imprint: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 290g
ISBN: 9781532694011
ISBN 10: 1532694016
Pages: 212
Publication Date: 21 February 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Charles Jackson is principal and professor of historical theology at Knox School of Theology in Mbale, Uganda. He works as a missionary at Knox for the Orthodox Presbyterian Church. Jackson has almost thirty years of pastoral and academic experience. He is the author of Faith of Our Fathers: A Study of the Nicene Creed; Bible Studies in Ruth; and Riots, Revolutions, and the Scottish Covenanters: The Work of Alexander Henderson.

Reviews for Holy Ground: The Importance of the Body, Posture, and Liturgy in Worship

"""L. Charles Jackson's Holy Ground is a welcome and important reminder that as much as worship is a spiritual enterprise, it involves people who are embodied souls (or ensouled bodies depending on your anthropology), and so belief in Christian doctrines and zeal in Christian devotion cannot exist except for believers whose lives in this world depend on flesh and blood. For those who want to ponder the physical aspects of worship, Jackson's book is a helpful place to start."" --D. G. Hart, associate professor of history, Hillsdale College"