Proceedings of the North American Academy of Liturgy 2022

Exploring Contemporary and Alternative Worship Convener: Nelson Cowan (ncowan@bu.edu) serves as lead pastor of Christ United Methodist Church in Jacksonville, FL, while also teaching as contingent faculty for Drew University, Emory University, and Wesley Theological Seminary. Members in Attendance: Taylor Burton-Edwards, Dawn Chesser (online), Nelson Cowan, Suzanne Duchesne (online), Billy Kangas, Swee Hong Lim (online), Jim Marriott (online), Ed Phillips, Lester Ruth, Casey Sigmon, Noel Snyder, Nicholas Zork. Visitors in Attendance: Saya Ojiri (online), Jonathan Ottaway (online), Adam Perez, Diana Sanchez-Bushong, Glenn Stallsmith, Teresa Stewart, Debbie Wong. Description of Work: The Exploring Contemporary and Alternative Worship Seminar had robust lineup of papers and book presentations on topics related to Pentecostal, Evangelical, and Charismatic movements (histories, theologies, analyses of practice), as well as alternative forms of worship emerging within Mainline denominations. We had two sessions of exemplary note. The first was a 2-hour introduction to Lester Ruth and Swee Hong Lim’s groundbreaking and field-defining book release, A History of Contemporary Praise & Worship. The second was an open seminar session co-led by Taylor Burton-Edwards and Ed Phillips on the Ecumenical Consultation on Protocols for Worship, Fellowship, and Sacraments. Papers and Presentations: • Adam Perez, “‘Contemporary/Modern (Christian) Praise/Worship (Music)’: A Review of Terms Towards Defining a Field.” • James Marriott, “From Welcome Guest to Full Participant: The influence of migrant worship practices in the Lutheran-Church Missouri Synod.” • Lester Ruth and Swee Hong Lim, “A Tale of Two Rivers: Introducing A History of Contemporary Praise & Worship.” • Taylor Burton-Edwards and Ed Phillips, “Adapting Worship for the Public Good: A Model from the Ecumenical Consultation on Protocols for Worship, Fellowship, and Sacraments.” • Debbie Wong, “Transcending Tradition: A Reappraisal of Methods for Studying Charismatic Worship.” • Jonathan Ottaway, “The Synthetic Theological Method in Pentecostal Theologies of Praise and Worship.”

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Proceedings of the North American Academy of Liturgy 2022

Published on Jun 7, 2022Christianity

Jason McFarland

The North American Academy of Liturgy (NAAL) (http://www.naal-liturgy.org) is an ecumenical and interreligious association of liturgical scholars who collaborate in research concerning public worship. The Academy’s purpose is to promote liturgical scholarship among its members through opportunities for exchange of ideas and to extend the benefits of this scholarship to the worshiping communities to which its members belong. The Proceedings of the North American Academy of Liturgy is published annually by the Academy for its membership and for scholars, libraries, and religious communities and organizations that would benefit from the research and collaboration of the Academy.

Proceedings of the North American Academy of Liturgy 2022

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FOREWORD

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Repenting the Evil Done on Our Behalf: The Penitential Aspect of an Expanded Advent Season

A Liturgical History of the Organ Prelude in Presbyterian Churches

Transcending Tradition: A Reappraisal of Methods for Studying Charismatic Worship

Eucharistic Prayers at St . Gregory Nyssen Episcopal Church, San Francisco

Art-Based Training to Increase Capacity of Church Leadership at the Convergence of Worship, Preaching, and Justice

Queering Liturgy

Mirror of the Church: Liturgy as Ecclesial Self-Recognition

Problems in the History of Early Liturgy

Liturgy and Cultures

Modern History of Worship

Liturgy and Comparative Theology

Liturgical Theology

Liturgical Music

Liturgical Language

Liturgical Hermeneutics

Issues in Medieval Liturgy

Feminist Studies in Liturgy

Formation for Liturgical Prayer

Exploring Contemporary and Alternative Worship

Eucharistic Prayer and Theology

Ecology and Liturgy

Introduction of the Berakah Recipient

The Advent Project

Christian Initiation

Vice-Presidential Address To Be Determined

Berakah Response

President’s Report to the Academy

Critical Theories and Liturgical Studies

The Berakah Award