Reconsidering Calvin Bringing the Arts into Reformed Worship

Amy W Parker

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Reconsidering Calvin Bringing the Arts into Reformed Worship

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Amy W Parker. Reconsidering Calvin Bringing the Arts Into Reformed Worship. Wesley Theological Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/f8d29693-48d3-4ec0-bf0f-7905abfba177.

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Amy W Parker. Reconsidering Calvin Bringing the Arts Into Reformed Worship. Wesley Theological Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/f8d29693-48d3-4ec0-bf0f-7905abfba177.

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Amy W Parker

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Abstract

Reformer John Calvin is widely considered to be the epitome of the 'anti-art in worship' Reformers, yet when his writings and work in Geneva were revisited by the author, five principles of a Reformed liturgical aesthetic became discernable: liturgical art should be biblically based, in the vernacular/contextual, and participatory; it should embody simplicity, and should avoid images of the divine. Applying these principles and the practice of worship curation, the author led the staff and members at Village Chapel Presbyterian Church in planning two seasonal series that intentionally integrated various arts into their traditional Reformed worship services.

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