Worship and the World to Come
Exploring Christian Hope in Contemporary Worship

Name: Worship and the World to Come
Brand: Christianaudio
Availability: InStock
Author: Glenn Packiam
ISBN: 9781545918395

Author: Glenn Packiam

Narrator: Ramon De Ocampo

Unabridged: 7 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Christian Audio

Published: 05/25/2021

Categories: Nonfiction, Religion, Christian Rituals, Christian Ministry

Synopsis

Christians sing because we are people of hope.

Yet our hope is unlike other kinds of hope. We are not optimists; nor are we escapists. Christian hope is uniquely shaped by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead and by the promise of our own future resurrection.

How is that hope both expressed and experienced in contemporary worship? In this volume in the Dynamics of Christian Worship series, pastor, theologian, and songwriter Glenn Packiam explores what Christians sing about when they sing about hope and what kind of hope they experience when they worship together. Through his analysis and reflection, we find that Christian worship is crucial to both the proclamation and the formation of Christian hope.

About Glenn Packiam

Glenn Packiam is the associate senior pastor of New Life Church in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He has written or cowritten nearly seventy worship songs, including "Your Name" and "Mystery of Faith," and is the author of several books, including Blessed Broken Given: How Your Story Becomes Sacred in the Hands of Jesus and Discover the Mystery of Faith: How Worship Shapes Believing. He is also a visiting fellow at St. John's College at Durham University and an adjunct professor at Denver Seminary.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Panda on August 29, 2020

In this academic work, pastor and professor Glenn Packiam explores contemporary worship through the dual lenses of theology and sociology. He seeks to understand the reality of Christian hope through Scripture, but he also investigates what hope looks like to different congregants, and how the ritua......more

Goodreads review by Susan on July 31, 2020

I was expecting a Matt Papa style style Scripture study and application-style book. Having enjoyed and been challenged by Broken, Blessed, Forgiven and enjoying Glenn Packiam's admiration and respect for N T Wright, I had great expectations of this book. It wasn't what I expected - rather than my Mat......more

Goodreads review by Aaron on September 28, 2020

We could all use some hope today. But for Christians, how exactly is hope expressed and experienced in our churches, in our services, and in our singing? In Worship and the World to Come, Glenn Packiam leads us to explore Christian hope in contemporary worship. Hopeful Beginnings Packiam is aware that......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on September 17, 2020

Worship and the World to Come Exploring Christian Hope in Contemporary Worship by Glenn Packiam nInterVarsity Press IVP Academic Christian | Religion & Spirituality Pub Date 28 Jul 2020 I am reviewing a copy of Worship and the World to Come through InterVarsity Press and /IvP Academic and Netgalley: We,......more

Goodreads review by Robert on February 02, 2021

Written from an evangelical perspective, though he draws from Jurgen Moltmann as we all as N.T. Wright to set the conversation about the eschatological dimensions of contemporary worship. Based on studies /surveys done by the author of evangelical approaches to eschatology as evidenced by their wors......more