Publications

Worshiping with the Reformers

In this volume, which serves as a companion to IVP Academic's Reformation Commentary on Scripture series, Reformation scholar Karin Maag takes readers inside the worshiping life of the church during this era.

Essays on the History of Contemporary Praise and Worship

This book investigates topics in both Pentecostal and mainline branches of contemporary praise worship, looking at subjects little explored by prior work.

Good Places for All

This book combines a biblical framework with an exploration of how cities, neighborhoods, housing markets, and transportation systems work.

Congregations, Neighborhoods, Places

This book offers a brief overview to stimulate congregational thinking about community engagement that includes insights regarding social science and local context.

하나님의 식탁 / At God's Table

At God's Table is a Korean-English children's book that explores the richly symbolic practice of the Lord's Supper in Christian worshiping communities.

Leaning on the Word: Worship with Argentine Baptists in the Mid-Twentieth Century

In this latest volume in the Church at Worship series, Lester Ruth and Eric L. Mathis draw from a rich selection of primary sources to immerse readers in the worship life of Conservative Baptists in northwest Argentina from 1948 to 1964.

The Embrace of Buildings

In a culture long enamored of the suburban ideal, Lee Hardy invites readers to reconsider the many advantages of living and working in walkable city neighborhoods.

The Theater of God's Glory: Calvin, Creation, and the Liturgical Arts

A theological framework for the liturgical arts rooted in John Calvin, arguing that Calvin’s Trinitarian theology provides a promising resource for understanding the material aspects of corporate worship and for promoting the proper flourishing of the liturgical arts.

The Whole Church Sings: Congregational Singing in Luther's Wittenberg

Authoritative study by a renowned musicologist and Reformation scholar presenting new research that congregational singing was both the intention and the practice right from the beginning of the Wittenberg reforms in worship.

Worshiping with the Anaheim Vineyard: The Emergence of Contemporary Worship

Using narrative, testimonies from leaders and members, and photographs, this book tells the story and explains the remarkable influence of the Vineyard Church of Anaheim on both the early years of the Vineyard movement and the emergence of contemporary worship in the broader church.

Does the Reformation Still Matter?

This book offers a concise and highly-readable explanation of the dramatic changes that took place during the Reformation and helps readers understand the deeper impact of the Reformation beyond its own time period.

Lifting Hearts to the Lord: Worship with John Calvin in Sixteenth-Century Geneva

In this volume, author Karin Maag brings together a wealth of primary sources to examine worship as it was taught and practiced in John Calvin's Geneva.