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Biblical Philosophy of the Worship Arts

Contributor / Topic: Biblical Foundations of Worship
Source: The Complete Library of Christian Worship, Robert E. Webber, General Editor

Throughout the history of the Christian church, worship has made use of the fine arts as vehicles for bringing glory to God and for augmenting the worshiper's awareness of the presence of God. In considering the biblical foundations for Christian worship, therefore, it is appropriate to give attention to the biblical perspective on the arts, as explained in these five entries.…

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Chapters & Articles in Biblical Philosophy of the Worship Arts (5)

Entry 1
The Worship Arts In Biblical Perspective

The biblical doctrine of Creation has important implications for the use of the fine arts in worship, as does the d…

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Entry 2
The Visual Arts In Worship

As worship arts, the visual arts include architecture, sculpture, painting, mosaic, and the crafting of artifacts. …

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Entry 3
Music as a Worship Art

Music plays an integral part in biblical worship. As one of the arts most accessible to the ordinary worshiper, it …

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Entry 4
Movement Arts In Worship

Worship and liturgy not only involve the use of the fine arts but may themselves be understood as art forms within …

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Entry 5
The Literary Arts

By far the most important of the fine arts in Israel and the early church was the field of literature. The Bible it…

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