Shaping the Christian Life: Worship and the

This insightful book explores how worship practices can transform and renew the lives of those who worship. Emphasizing how religious affections provide us with orientation in the world, Kendra Hotz and Matthew Mathews show how worship can shape our religious affections so that we can live to the glory of God and in a harmonious relationship with God's creation.

Kendra G. Hotz teaches at Memphis Theological Seminary Matthew T. Mathews is Assistant Professor of Theology at Memphis Theological Seminary

Foreword by Don Saliers

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Preface

ix

Part One: Religious Affections

1. An Introduction to the Religious Affections

3

(10)

2. Four Features of the Religious Affections

13

(20)

3. Fallen Religious Affections

33

(12)

4. Redeemed Religious Affections

45

(16)

Part Two: Religious Affections and Worship

5. Religious Affections and the Work of the Church

61

(18)

6. The Structure of Worship: Gathering, Abiding, Sending

79

(20)

7. Prayer

99

(20)

8. The Service of the Word

119

(18)

9. Sacraments

137

(20)

Epilogue: Some Concluding Reflections on Music

157

(10)

Notes

167

(8)

Index of Biblical Citations

175

(2)

Index of Subjects and Names

177

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Shaping the Christian Life: Worship and the Religious Affections

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