Sacraments as God's Self Giving 23058

by James F White

Overview

A comprehensive look at the sacraments in today's mainline Protestant churches. This volume shows how the church can utilize the power of physical symbolism— embodied in both the "outward and visible" and the "inward and spiritual"—to enrich worship.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780687095650
Publisher:	Abingdon Press
Publication date:	10/01/2001
Edition description:	REVISED
Pages:	172
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.08(h) x 0.48(d)

About the Author

James F. White holds the Bard Thompson Chair of Liturgical Studies at Drew University. He previously taught at the Perkins School of Theology for twenty-two years and was professor of liturgy at the University of Notre Dame until 1999. He has served as president of the North American Academy of Liturgy and received its Berakah Award. He also chaired the editorial committee of the Section on Worship of the Board of Discipleship of The United Methodist Church. Dr. White holds an A.B. from Harvard, a B.D. from Union Theological Seminary, and a Ph.D. from Duke University.