Episode 100: Should we expect to experience God's presence in worship?
By the Waters of Babylon with Scott Aniol
English - May 07, 2021 00:00 - 22 minutes - 15.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 94 ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality by the waters of babylon biblical principles christian living post-christian culture faith and history christian resources spiritual growth christian faith historical issues religious podcast Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Scott Aniol interacts with Glenn Packiam's response to Hans Boersma's article on First Things, "The Liturgical Medium is the Message," and argues that both authors have a similar errant expectation that Christians ought to expect to physically experience God's manifest presence through the liturgy and music. Rather, Christians must draw near to God by faith. Scott then recommends a book that well articulates this corrective to medieval and contemporary experientialism, What Happens When We Worship by Jonathan Landry Cruse.
"The Liturgical Medium is the Message" by Hans Boersma: https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2021/05/the-liturgical-medium-is-the-message
"Why Contemporary Worship Isn't Actually Ruining the Church" by Glenn Packiam: https://www.missioalliance.org/why-contemporary-worship-is-not-ruining-the-church
What Happens When We Worship by Jonathan Landry Cruse: https://www.heritagebooks.org/products/what-happens-when-we-worship-cruse.html
Full book review: https://artistictheologian.com/2021/04/16/what-happens-when-we-worship-jonathan-landry-cruse/