Worship and Eucharist

The Whole Christ, Head and Body

Douglas H Knight

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Wipf & Stock Publishers
11 March 2024

Religious ethics; Christianity; Christian liturgy, prayerbooks & hymnals; Christian theology; Christian life & practice

Worship is the fundamental form of Christian witness. It turns us away from the ideologies, cults, and gods of power that otherwise dominate our society and destroy lives. Since the church is the witness of God to the society to which it is sent, it worships out in the public square, where the world can watch and hear. In six themes of Gathering, Hearing, Singing, Praying, Eucharist, and Whole People of God, Worship and Eucharist tells how the Holy Spirit makes a rational and articulate people. We travel together as the body of Christ on a way of the cross through the world and often against its resistance. The Eucharist is presented here in its true context of the ongoing priesthood of Christ with a dynamic understanding of our transformation and sanctification. What we say about our identity and our own bodies depends on our future redemption in the eternal life God intends for us. Worship and Eucharist makes connections across the whole Christian faith with the breadth of a catechism, but the familiarity of a friend. Densely packed with biblical insight, this book will inspire Christian leaders and others interested in worship with a theology of Christian communal life and mission that is accessible yet challenging.

By: Douglas H Knight
Imprint: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 16mm
Weight: 467g
ISBN: 9781532693908
ISBN 10: 1532693907
Pages: 202
Publication Date: 11 March 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Douglas Knight teaches Christian doctrine and liturgy. He is the author of The Eschatological Economy: Time and the Hospitality of God. He is best known as an editor and commentator on the theology of John Zizioulas. Two works, Worship and the Contemporary Witness of the Church and Commentary on the Lectionary are forthcoming. He farms in the southwest of England.

Reviews for Worship and Eucharist: The Whole Christ, Head and Body

""An excellent exposition of the Christian liturgy as the service of the whole Christ, of head and body. While many Christians undervalue liturgy, Knight shows how Christ ministers to his people through liturgy. The ecclesial body of the Son is the mutual work of Father, Son, and Spirit--making available to the world the forgiveness of sins and just judgment in the public square. A book rich in insights in liturgical and political theology. Highly recommended!"" --Stephen Arden Long, Providence College ""Reading Douglas Knight's Worship and Eucharist is like reading a collection of proverbs. Lapidary, taut, declarative, each sentence demands patient attention so its surface simplicity may open to its unexpected theological depths. As Knight cycles through the acts of worship--gathering, hearing, singing, praying, Eucharist--he shows how the liturgy encompasses the city and the future. Worship and Eucharist is a book of unsurpassed liturgical-political wisdom."" --Peter Leithart, president, Theopolis Institute