The God We Worship: An Exploration of Liturgical Theology (Biblia.com)

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In The God We Worship Nicholas Wolterstorff takes a ground-up approach to liturgical theology, examining the oft-hidden implications of traditional elements of liturgy. Given that “no liturgy has ever been composed from scratch,” Wolterstorff argues that the assumptions taken into worship are key to perceiving the real depths of historical Christianity’s understanding of God. Across the...

in that it is a less generalized know-how. The know-how of a trained pianist puts him in the position of knowing how to perform both Beethoven’s Piano Sonata Opus 106 and Schubert’s Sonata D 960—though if he has never played these, he may have to acquire a few digital skills in order to implement his know-how. Not so for liturgy. Liturgical know-how approaches being tradition-specific. If one has the know-how for participating in an enactment of Rite One of the Episcopal Church, then one also has

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