Cartigny Statement On Worship And Culture: Biblical And Historical Foundations

The Cartigny Statement on Worship and Culture was prepared on October 1993 by the Lutheran World Federation's study team focused on this topic. In this first consultation, the team focused on the biblical and historical materials relating to the relationship between worship and culture in the church. The team's inquiry focused on what is cultural, countercultural, and transcultural in Christian worship. Preface This statement was prepared at the first consultation of the Lutheran World Federations study on Worship and Culture, held in Cartigny, Switzerland, in October 1993. Those invited to participate comprised the LWFs ongoing international study team for the project; the participants represented all continents of the world. At this initial consultation, the study team focused on the biblical and historical (early church and Lutheran Reformation) foundations of the relationship between worship and culture. The study team will meet again in March 1994, in Hong Kong, to explore con…