The Conversion Experience of a Roman Catholic Priest.

Christianity Today 2023 Book Award Finalist (History & Biography) New forms of worship have transformed the face of the American church over the past fifty years. Drawing on a wide range of primary sources, including interviews with dozens of important stakeholders and key players, this volume by two worship experts offers the first comprehensive history of Contemporary Praise & Worship. The authors provide insight into where this phenomenon began and how it reshaped the Protestant church. They also emphasize the span of denominational, regional, and ethnic expressions of contemporary worship.

The author provides biographical sketches of members of the Lutheran clergy and information about proceedings of councils and synods, worship and liturgy, missions and Lutheran colleges and seminaries. Anecdotes supplied by Lutheran ministers conclude the book.