TY - BOOK AU - Immink,Gerrit ED - EBSCOhost. TI - The touch of the sacred: the practice, theology, and tradition of Christian worship T2 - Calvin Institute of Christian Worship liturgical studies series SN - 9781467440479 U1 - 264 23 KW - Jesus Christ KW - Theology, Practical KW - Worship KW - Spiritual life KW - Christianity KW - Salvation N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-263) and indexes; Worship as religious praxis. Worship as a communal act ; The agenda and script of worship ; The performance of worship ; Worship as true mediation? -- Sharing in salvation. Salvific facts and spiritual participation ; The Christian year ; The prayer for the presence of the Holy Spirit (epiclesis) ; The participation -- The mystery of Christ. The resurrection of Christ ; The ontological character of the resurrection ; A liminal event and an independent person -- Backgrounds and dilemmas. The Lord's supper : a departure from tradition? ; The word of God and the sermon ; Baptism and confession -- Prayer. Prayer as a religious praxis ; Liturgical prayer ; The prayers in the worship service -- Preaching. The act of participation ; The scriptures in the performance ; The rhetorical form of the sermon -- Celebrating the Lord's supper. Protestant communion practices ; The origin of the reformed liturgy of the Lord's supper ; Theology and piety in the reformed communion praxis ; Comparison with the sacrifice of the mass ; Contemporary praxis; Electronic reproduction; Ipswich, MA; Available via World Wide Web UR - http://wallaby.vu.edu.au:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1058428 ER -