Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Series preface
John D. Witvliet
Introduction: Beyond Lambs Logos: Christianity, Cultures, and Worship Worldwide
Charles E. Farhadian
Part 1
Biblical Reflctions
The Ephesians moment in Worldwide Worship:
A Meditation on Revelation 21 and Ephesians 2
Andrew Walls
Part II
Case Studies
Worship among Apostles and Zionists in Southern Africa, Zimbabwe
Dana L. Robert an M.L. Daneel
The Mar Thoma christians of Kerala:
A Study of the Relationship between Liturgy and Mission in the Indian Context
Philip L. Wickeri
A Traditional Thanksgiving Festival in South Korea: Chusok
Seung Joong Joo
Worship and Culture in Latin America
Miguel A. Palomino and Samuel Escobar
Worship in the Amazon: The Case of the Aguaruna Evangelical Church
Robert J. Priest
Celebrating Pentecost in Leauva'a: Worship, Symbols, and Dance in Samoa
Thomas A. Kane
Worship as Mission: The Personal and Social Ends of Papuan Worship in the Glory Hut
Charles E. Farhadian
Part III: Practices
Participation in worship - Worship-full hearts:
A Meditation on Luke 7 and Matthew 15
Ogbu U. Kalu
Praying Globally - Pitfalls and Possibilities of Cross-Cultural Liturgical Appropriation
C. Michael Hawn
Liturgical Theology and Criticism - Things of Heaven and Things of the Earth: Some Reflections on Worship, World Christianity, and Culture
Bryan D. Spinks
Interfaith Comparisons and Assessment - Muslim Worship:
Interfaith Assets and Ecumenical Shortcomings
Lamin Sanneh
Afterword: Inculturation, Worship, and Dispositions for Ministry
John D. Witvliet
Appendix: The Nairobi Statement
Contributors
Index

As Christianity has boomed in the non-Western world, several significant questions have emerged regarding how worship and culture relate. Charles Farhadian here presents a timely investigation of the interaction between culture and worship.
Leading scholars — experts in history, mission, culture, and liturgy — offer diverse essays addressing worship in the context of worldwide Christianity. At the heart of Christian Worship Worldwide are several case studies from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Pacific that explore the contours of particular nations, cultures, and liturgical actions. These essays show how Christian plurality is most vividly exemplified in the context of worship, where language, song, culture, and indigenous theology come together.