Worship Is the Road to Revival: Conversing with Dr. Robert E. Webber

by Robert E Webber, Keith Call (Editor)

Overview

Ever wanted to sit with Dr. Robert Webber and discuss his favorite topic, worship? Aside from visiting with him in heaven, this is your best opportunity. In this collection of interviews on worship collected from various journals, Webber offers seasoned reflections on various developments in Evangelicalism, including the (then) burgeoning Emergent Church. In addition, you can join Webber in the classroom as he teaches on "Orthodoxy, Catholicism, and Protestantism," exploring the mechanisms of those three great Christian traditions. What lay at the end of the road of proper worship? Read and discover. Whether you agree or disagree with his conclusions, Robert Webber is an engaging, witty, and knowledgeable host as he surveys the rollicking centuries of Christian worship.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781666789478
Publisher:	Cascade Books
Publication date:	11/19/2024
Pages:	220
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.63(d)

About the Author

Keith Call is editor or author of nine books, including Pondering the Permanent Things: Reflections on Faith, Art and Culture by Dr. Thomas Howard, and A Well of Wonder: Essays on C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien and the Inklings and The Arts and the Christian Imagination: Essays on Art, Literature and Aesthetics (both by Dr. Clyde Kilby). He has also published in Books & Culture: A Christian Review and VII: Journal of the Marion E. Wade Center.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“This book’s informal interviews and teaching sessions capture Robert Webber’s voice and brilliant teaching skills. The reader hears him emphasize the importance of reconnecting contemporary Christian worship with the traditions and practices of the early church because he argues that the route to renewal lies in turning to tradition, which has the power to revitalize contemporary Christian communities.”

—James C. Wilhoit, professor emeritus of Christian education, Wheaton College



“Robert Webber’s sparkling wit, creative imagination, insightful knowledge, ability for clear communication, and, especially, steadfast devotion to the gospel all leap from the pages of this book. We owe a debt of gratitude to Keith Call for making accessible these small gems from Webber’s life work.”

—Lester Ruth, research professor of Christian worship, Duke Divinity School

Editorial Reviews

This book’s informal interviews and teaching sessions capture Robert Webber’s voice and brilliant teaching skills. The reader hears him emphasize the importance of reconnecting contemporary Christian worship with the traditions and practices of the early church because he argues that the route to renewal lies in turning to tradition, which has the power to revitalize contemporary Christian communities.”

—James C. Wilhoit, professor emeritus of Christian education, Wheaton College



“Robert Webber’s sparkling wit, creative imagination, insightful knowledge, ability for clear communication, and, especially, steadfast devotion to the gospel all leap from the pages of this book. We owe a debt of gratitude to Keith Call for making accessible these small gems from Webber’s life work.”

—Lester Ruth, research professor of Christian worship, Duke Divinity School

From the Publisher