The Sacraments : A Practical Guide

Christian World Imprint. Hardcover. New. This book seeks to foster a recovery of worship in both Word and Sacrament among Protestant Christians, especially those in Asia. Classical Protestant understandings are seen as the basis of a contemporary liturgical piety centred on the sacraments. It aims to encourage Protestants to rediscover their traditional sacramentaltheologies and practices in order that they might recover their distinctive identities and revitalize their witness in the world. To know and understand a church’s sacramental faith and practice is to find the heart of its theology and faith.This book is intended for pastors and other church leaders who want to renew the worship life of their churches by re-discovering the sacraments, particularly the sacramental traditions of their own churches.