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Christian History Magazine—Issue 37: Worship in the Early Church is unavailable, but you can change that!

Justin Martyr reveals that 2nd century Christian gatherings were not unlike contemporary Christian worship services. Hippolytus’ 3rd century Eucharistic prayer has provided a template for the Church’s timeless Communion liturgy. Clement of Alexandria wrote hymns to be sung corporately and strongly supported the visual arts in worship. Learn about these and many more Early Church worship practices...

It is commonly said that in the medieval church the Mass was emphasized at the expense of other activities of worship, and that in the Reformation, preaching was highlighted at the expense of the rest of worship. The worship described by Justin calls us back to fundamentals.
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