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Playing in Church: Insights from the Boundaries of the Sermon Genre 在教堂里演奏：从Sermon流派的边界看

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Liturgy Pub Date : 2021-04-03 DOI: 10.1080/0458063X.2021.1895635

D. McCray

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Migrating Giants: Digital Memory and Dislocation in Preaching Formation 迁移的巨人:布道形成中的数字记忆和错位

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Liturgy Pub Date : 2021-04-03 DOI: 10.1080/0458063X.2021.1895636

J. Neal

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The Liturgy of a Scream 尖叫的礼拜仪式

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Liturgy Pub Date : 2021-04-03 DOI: 10.1080/0458063x.2021.1895653

Katherine Guerrero

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Learning from the Herstory of Preaching in the Global South: Reflections on the Preaching Lives of Rebecca Protten and Dora Yu 学习她在全球南方传教的故事——对普罗滕和俞传教生活的思考

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Liturgy Pub Date : 2021-04-03 DOI: 10.1080/0458063X.2021.1895633

Edgar “Trey” Clark

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The Need for Milk and Meat in Contemporary Christian Worship Part One: Music That “Moves” Worshipers to Spiritual Growth and Activism 当代基督教敬拜中对奶和肉的需要第一部分:“推动”敬拜者灵性成长和行动主义的音乐

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Liturgy Pub Date : 2021-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/0458063X.2020.1865032

Brenda Eatman Aghahowa

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Worshiping in Anger: Anger at God in Psalms and Liturgies 在愤怒中敬拜:在诗篇和礼拜仪式中对神的愤怒

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Liturgy Pub Date : 2021-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/0458063X.2020.1865026

R. Wrenn

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Worship and Emotion: Introduction 崇拜与情感：导论