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John Lester Ruth

John Lester Ruth

Research Professor of Christian Worship
Divinity School
lruth@div.duke.edu
90968, 059D Langford, Durham, NC 27708
90968, Duke Divinity School, 059D Langford, Durham, NC 27708-0968

Scholarly Works - Books

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

Book · November 27, 2017 Think mid-twentieth-century Baptist evangelism, and the figure that comes immediately to mind is likely Billy Graham. But far removed from the glitz and glamor of televised crusades, what did typical Baptist mission field evangelism and worship really look ... Cite

Lovin' on Jesus: A Concise History of Contemporary Worship

Book · April 18, 2017 This is an essential resource for all students, scholars, worship leaders, and pastors who are serious about understanding the worship they lead. “Meticulously researched, accessibly written, generous in its praise, and balanced in its ... ... Cite

Worshiping with the Anaheim Vineyard: The Emergence of Contemporary Worship

Book · January 3, 2017 THE CHURCH AT WORSHIP is a series of documentary case studies of specific worshiping communities from around the world and throughout Christian history—case studies that can inform and enrich worship practices today. This Church at Worship volume tells ab ... Cite

Longing for Jesus: Worship at a Black Holiness Church in Mississippi, 1895-1913

Book · August 22, 2013 A detail-rich study of the most significant African-American congregation in the South a century ago The Church at Worship is a series of documentary case studies of specific worshiping communities from around the world and throughout Christian history th ... Cite

Evangelicals on the Canterbury Trail: Why Evangelicals are Attracted to the Liturgical Church - Revised Edition

Book · January 1, 2013 Why do so many evangelicals flock to liturgical traditions today? Robert Webber first explored the question in this thoughtful and engaging classic in 1989; now evangelical scholar and pastor Lester Ruth updates the conversation. Much remains of Webber s b ... Cite

The Church at Worship

Book · 2010 10 congregational case studies from the history of Christian Worship ... Cite