__"The most comprehensive account to date of the liturgical forms that reshaped the landscape of Christian worship"__ Two worship experts provide the first comprehensive history of Contemporary Praise &amp; Worship, offering insight into where this phenomenon began and how it reshaped the church.  
  
"The story of Contemporary Praise &amp; Worship is fascinating and complex, and Ruth and Lim follow its twists and turns with historical precision, theological sophistication, and wondrous clarity. This book is a remarkable achievement. It will remain the standard work of reference on evangelical and Pentecostal worship for years to come."  
--__Melanie C. Ross__, Yale Divinity School  
  
"What a remarkably rich and thought-provoking account of the people and the convictions that have directly or indirectly shaped the worship practices of millions of Christians in several quite different traditions. Those who remember the people or events described here may well be astonished to see the contours of the larger story in which they played a part. This is a book that will help us slow down and listen attentively, a crucial task for anyone who is called to discern the nature of vital, faithful worship practices in the years to come, including Christians from traditions that seem at first not to be influenced by the worlds described here."  
--__John Witvliet__, Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, Calvin University  
  
"I have had the wonderful privilege of personally experiencing and participating in the birth of Contemporary Praise &amp; Worship. My heart wept as I read Ruth and Lim's masterful and comprehensive capture of our worship 'heritage.' But, as precious as our heritage is, this book is much more than a historical narration of praise and worship. The authors identify significant principles and pitfalls of contemporary worship expression. This book needs to be in every church leader's library and is a must-read for everyone who desires to be grounded in our heritage of praise and worship!"  
--__Howard Rachinski__, founder, Christian Copyright Licensing International, Inc.  
  
"A landmark volume. With remarkable breadth and analytical depth, this book provides the most comprehensive account to date of the liturgical forms that reshaped the landscape of Christian worship during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. This book will become required reading for courses in liturgy and worship, church history, and church music."  
--__Monique M. Ingalls__, Center for Christian Music Studies, Baylor University

__Lester Ruth__ (PhD, University of Notre Dame) is research professor of Christian worship at Duke Divinity School in Durham, North Carolina. He is a historian of Christian worship with a particular interest in the history of Contemporary Praise &amp; Worship.  
  
__Lim Swee Hong__ (PhD, Drew University) is Deer Park Associate Professor of Sacred Music at Emmanuel College of Victoria University, University of Toronto, in Toronto, Ontario. He has taught in the United States, Canada, and in his native Singapore and often leads global seminars and conferences dealing with worship and sacred music.

"Ruth and Lim's A History of Contemporary Praise &amp; Worship is a long overdue and much needed historical documentation of one of the world's most important Great Awakenings to ever impact the church. This is an excellent, dynamic, and insightful resource. It is an honest look at one of the most important and critical times in church history. I enthusiastically endorse its study by any serious student of worship."  
\--__Vernon M. Whaley__, Trevecca Nazarene University  
  
"Modern worship is often maligned and misunderstood, but caricatures and criticisms abound without a proper distinction between the many iterations and impulses that make up the movement. Ruth and Lim have meticulously studied original sources and interviewed primary actors, documenting the complexity and the significance of two main root systems of Contemporary Praise &amp; Worship. From their work detailing the theology, the people, and the practices that belong to each, we gain nothing short of a history of the modern church in North America told through the lens of one of the church's most critical callings: to worship Jesus. No study or critique of the church and its worship today should begin without this book."  
\--__Glenn Packiam__, author of Worship and the World to Come  
  
"If you would like to know more about people in history who, like Mary of Bethany, 'wasted' themselves on loving and seeking Jesus (Mark 14:3-9), then I encourage you to read Ruth and Lim's new book. It is a serious yet practical study that shares about people who sought a deep relationship with God."  
\--__Mike Bickle__, director, International House of Prayer of Kansas City

__Christianity Today 2023 Book Award Finalist (History &amp; Biography)__ New forms of worship have transformed the face of the American church over the past fifty years. Drawing on a wide range of primary sources, including interviews with dozens of important stakeholders and key players, this volume by two worship experts offers the first comprehensive history of Contemporary Praise &amp; Worship. The authors provide insight into where this phenomenon began and how it reshaped the Protestant church. They also emphasize the span of denominational, regional, and ethnic expressions of contemporary worship.

Two worship experts provide the first comprehensive history of Contemporary Praise &amp; Worship, offering insight into where it began and how it reshaped the church.

__Contents__ Introduction: A Historical Overview  
__Part 1: The History of Praise &amp; Worship__ 1. The Headwater of Praise &amp; Worship, 1946-65  
2. Deepening the Channel for Praise &amp; Worship, 1965-85  
3. Increasing Currents in Praise &amp; Worship, 1965-85  
4. A Swollen River, Surging and Sweeping, 1985-95  
__Part 2: The History of Contemporary Worship__ 5. Subterranean Stirrings, Pre-1965  
6. The First Wave of Contemporary Worship, 1965-85  
7. The Second Wave of Contemporary Worship, 1985-Mid-1990s  
__Part 3: The Confluence of Praise &amp; Worship and Contemporary Worship__ 8. The New Liturgical Normal, Late 1990s  
Appendix  
Indexes

Ruth, Lester ;Swee Hong, Lim

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Christianity Today 2023 Book Award Finalist (History &amp; Biography)  
  
New forms of worship have transformed the face of the American church over the past fifty years. Drawing on a wide range of primary sources, including interviews with dozens of important stakeholders and key players, this volume by two worship experts offers the first comprehensive history of Contemporary Praise &amp; Worship. The authors provide insight into where this phenomenon began and how it reshaped the Protestant church. They also emphasize the span of denominational, regional, and ethnic expressions of contemporary worship.

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