Praising in Black and White: Unity and Diversity in Christian Worship

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Praising in Black and White presents an informational, analytical discussion of worship styles by comparing two African American congregations – one mainline, with a formal, European worship style, the other Pentecostal, with a charismatic worship style. Aghahowa provides an interesting study of the differences and similarities of two approaches to worship, demonstrating how an appreciation of these styles would possibly lead us to a deeper and more rewarding church experience.
The book includes survey instruments and other tools that may serve as a basis for dialogue. Study questions are included to encourage group discussion.
Not such a lot black and white as ecstatic and sedate. In most cases speaking, there are two kinds of Christian worship in the US: charismatic and formal, or the wave-your-arms-and-shout-out-loud type and the glued-to-your-spot-and-fold-your-hands type. For her doctoral research, Brenda Eatman Aghahowa investigated the practices and attitudes of two black churches of every style and reports her findings here. This revealing study, intelligent yet not overly scholarly in tone, bridges the gap of working out between these two kinds of congregation within the hope of bringing them together, highlighting the strengths of both and demonstrating how every can learn from the other.

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