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Unceasing Worship: Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts by Harold M. Best is one of the best books on the theology of worship that I have read so far.
2003 copyright, paperback, 226 pages, ISBN-13: 9780830832293
Best recommends the book on worship theology, "Engaging With God," by David Peterson. Best feels that people should read both Peterson's book and his book. Best feels that his book has many similar concepts that Peterson's book has, but are presented in a different light.
Part 1 (chapters 1 to 6) is about how everyone in the human race is designed to continuously worship. The question is who or what we are worshiping. The book explains many aspects of what continuous worship is and how we are to worship God continuously as individual and in gatherings of Christians including Sunday morning services.
Part 2 (chapters 7 to 14) includes discussion about continuous worship as related to music, the arts and culture.
Please note that chapter 2 can be heavy reading because of the concepts that are discussed -- concepts may be new or combinations of concepts. Chapters 1 and 3 may also be heavy reading, but all other chapters are easier reading.
Below are the titles of the chapters in Unceasing Worship.
Part 1: Unceasing Worship as Continuous Outpouring
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| Chapter 1 |
Nobody Does Not Worship |
| Chapter 2 |
What is Authentic Worship? |
| Chapter 3 |
Mutual Indwelling:
The Final Geography of Worship |
| Chapter 4 |
The Corporate Gathering and Authentic Worship |
| Chapter 5 |
Worship and Witness:
The Indivisible Task of Continuous Outpouring |
| Chapter 6 |
Worship, Praying and Preaching |
Part 2: Unceasing Worship and the Arts
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| Chapter 7 |
Continuous Outpouring and Artistic Action |
| Chapter 8 |
What Creative People Can Learn from God's Creation |
| Chapter 9 |
The Peculiarity of Music and Its Unique Role |
| Chapter 10 |
The Arts in Contrast:
Allowing Art to Be Art |
| Chapter 11 |
"You Shall Not Worship Me This Way"
Worship, Art and Incipient Idolatry |
| Chapter 12 |
The Cultural Expanse, Part 1:
Realities and Unities |
| Chapter 13 |
The Cultural Expanse, Part 2:
Issues |
| Chapter 14 |
What of Quality? |
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