Worshop As Experience: An Inquiry into John Dewey's Aesthetics, the Community, and the Local Church

By Paul R. Shockley

Many of our local churches are suffering a "silent" malady, namely a lack of aesthetic experiences. Churches are absorbed by the routine, the sensational, or even the reactionary; people are numbed and leave the local church malnourished. Ironically, church goers are finding fulfilling aesthetic experiences where they live, play, and work. What remedy can be given to help restore the church's aesthetic health, offer an aesthetic witness that will point people to God, and create an artistic legacy worth having in the community? Why do we find ourselves unfulfilled in corporate worship but discover aesthetic experiences in other activities?, What worship practices are hindering our worship of God?, Is there an aesthetic reason why people leave our churches and go elsewhere?, How can the local church use the arts to bridge the culture gap?, How can the local church generate an aesthetic legacy that points the community to God? Book jacket.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1622881850
• ISBN13: 9781622881857
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Stephen F. Austin University Press
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary