The Arts In Advent Worship
Advent is a season for seeing, hearing, touching, imagining. Advent Scripture readings are filled with evocative images and Advent anticipation has inspired some of the most cherished music in the Christian church. Every tradition of Christian worship has developed meaningful ways of leading Advent worship through the arts. This section presents several ideas for incorporating the arts into Advent worship.…
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Chapters & Articles in The Arts In Advent Worship (5)
Advent worship involves both penitence and joy, moods that can be conveyed by the visual environment of the worship…
Since the Scripture readings for Advent are filled with so many images, Advent banners are helpful in portraying th…
The Advent wreath, which hangs at the front of the church with its five candles, symbolizes the coming of Christ. S…
Advent symbolizes three distinct historical events of Scripture: (1) Christ's second coming; (2) The prophetic mi…
The dance below is an Entrance dance that may be used with the prayers centering around the Advent wreath. It is ba…