Holy Conversation : Spirituality for Worship

Linking the themes of spirituality and worship and giving each needed focus in ways that are biblically and theologically rich and consistent with ecumenical traditions, this book specifically explores the relationship of sacred reading (lectio divina) to worship. Linman sees this practice as one element in the larger liturgical action of Gathering, Word, Meal, and Sending. Our "spiritual worship" (cf. Rom 12:1), he argues, is the holy conversation between worshipers and the triune God who leads us to greater participation in Christ and to transformation through Christ's presence.

Jonathan Linman is Bishops Assistant for Formation in the Metro New York Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and adjunct faculty at General Theological Seminary in New York City, where he previously served as Director of the Center for Christian Spirituality and Professor of Ascetical Theology.