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Re: Pagan Christianity, the book [message #7969 is a reply to message #7960] Sun, 26 June 2011 10:50 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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Chapter 3: The Order of Worship
Viola spends a good amount of time showing the remarkable conformity to a certain pattern of worship that prevails in the religious services of today.

You've got the greeting, the prayer/scripture reading, the song service, the announcements, the offering, the sermon, and the benediction. It is contended that there is an almost universal pattern here that is based solely upon tradition.

I'm not too concerned that these elements are present in most religious services but the rigidity of the process is a bit troubling. It is argued that what we see in the new testament is more fluid and cannot be compared to the ironclad progression that has characterized the last five centuries of religious tradition.

The centerpiece of the ritual is the sermon. While there might be slight differences in the progression of the service it is the sermon that is always the focal point of protestant Christianity.

A lot of time is spent showing the dialectical/rhetorical pattern of preaching which was championed by Greek philosophers.

More later,

Blessings,
William


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