Unceasing Worship by Harold M. Best

Unceasing Worship

Biblical Perspectives on Worship and the Arts

Harold M. Best

InterVarsity Press · Print & ebook · October 29, 2003

One of Discerning Reader's Best Books We are not created to worship.

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Who it’s for
A theological account of worship widens the frame beyond Sunday music and liturgical style.
Themes
Worship as continuous outpouring, Biblical perspectives on the arts, Music in Christian worship
Pacing
Reflective

About this book

One of Discerning Reader's Best Books We are not created to worship. Nor are we created for worship. We are created worshiping. Too often Christians have only thought of worship in terms of particular musical styles or liturgical formats. But a proper view of worship is far larger than what takes place in churches on Sunday mornings. Worship is not limited to specific times, places or activities. God is by his very nature continuously outpouring himself.

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Because we are created in his image, we too are continually pouring ourselves in various directions, whether toward God or toward false gods. All of us, Christian or not, are always worshiping, whether or not that worship is directed toward God. We are unceasing worshipers. The fruition of a lifetime of study, reflection and experience, this volume sets forth Harold M. Best's understanding of worship and the arts. Widely respected as one of the foremost thinkers and practitioners in his field, Best explores the full scope of worship as continuous outpouring in all settings and contexts. With careful exposition and eloquent analysis, Best casts a holistic vision for worship that transcends narrow discussions of musical style or congregational preference. On this broader canvas, Best addresses popular misunderstandings about the use of music and offers correctives toward a more biblically consistent practice of artistic action. Incisive, biblical, profound and comprehensive, Best's landmark volume is one by which all other statements on worship and the arts will be measured.

Beyond Sunday Worship

A theological account of worship widens the frame beyond Sunday music and liturgical style.

Come here for

  • A wider view of worship than Sunday services and musical preference
  • Thoughtful connections between faith, music, and the arts

Expect

  • Careful biblical reflection on worship as continual outpouring
  • A challenge to narrow ideas about artistic practice

Where it sits

Worship & Liturgy70%
Religion in the Arts67%
Christian Music42%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Spiritual Growth
  • Religion in the Arts
  • Worship & Liturgy
Authors
Harold M. Best
Publisher
InterVarsity Press
Published
October 29, 2003
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Worship as continuous outpouring · Biblical perspectives on the arts · Music in Christian worship
Reading lane
Spiritual Growth