Anglicans Who Don’t Like Liturgy

How the worship song took centre stage

John Leach (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

144 Seiten

2026
SCM Press (Verlag)
978-0-334-06714-6 (ISBN)

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In recent decades there has a growing trend, particularly in Charismatic Anglican churches, towards abandoning formal liturgical worship. Influenced by Vineyard churches and a feeling that liturgical worship is unhelpful for mission, these churches have substituted this with a worship song-focused style and 'spontaneous' informal liturgy. John Leach investigates this approach and examines its underlying assumptions. What can we learn from attitudes to formal liturgy, what is the resulting praxis, and where does this leave us?
Based on the author’s doctoral research on two Anglican networks, New Wine and Holy Trinity Brompton, this study explores, through participant observation and interviews, why church leaders believe that this is a positive development, and evaluates the wisdom of this position, its relationship with postmodern culture and the spirit of the age, and its effectiveness in long-term formation for discipleship. This volume offers some practical suggestions about the combining of Anglican liturgy and contemporary Christian praise and worship music towards more effective evangelism and discipleship.

John Leach has been in ordained Anglican ministry for 40 years, and worked as national director of Anglican Renewal Ministries (now ReSource) for five years. He has lectured in various theological institutions, mainly on Liturgy, Mission and Biblical Studies and is currently Adjunct Tutor in Theology at Emmanuel Theological College. He has decades of experience in leading musical worship and has gained a research degree in how music affects people emotionally.

1 Introduction
2 Liturgy or liberty?
3 Designing the research
4 ’A massive turn-off’
5 What's the story?
6 Any objections?
7 Can worship songs be ‘the new liturgy’?
8 Conclusion: A more excellent way?

Erscheint lt. Verlag	30.4.2026
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Gebete / Lieder / Meditationen
Themenwelt	Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte
ISBN-10	0-334-06714-6 / 0334067146
ISBN-13	978-0-334-06714-6 / 9780334067146
Zustand	Neuware