Edith M. Humphrey (PhD, McGill University) is the William F. Orr Professor of New Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is the author of several books, including Ecstasy and Intimacy: When the Holy Spirit Meets the Human Spirit, and of numerous articles on the literary and rhetorical study of the Bible.

• Introduction: The Crisis of Corporate Worship and the Life of the Church1. "Teach Us to Pray": What Is Worship, and Where Does Corporate Worship Fit?2. "Praise God in His Sanctuary": Worship as Entrance in the Old Testament3. "In Spirit and in Truth": Entrance in the New Testament4. "From You Comes . . . Praise": Traditional Liturgies of the East5. "In the Great Congregation": Traditional Liturgies of the West6. "Your Church Unsleeping": Expressions of Worship Today7. "That Your Prayers Not Be Hindered": Avoiding Pitfalls in Corporate WorshipConclusion: "To Sing Is a Lover's Thing"GlossaryIndex

Edith M. Humphrey (PhD, McGill University) is the William F. Orr Professor of New Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is the author of several books, including Ecstasy and Intimacy: When the Holy Spirit Meets the Human Spirit, and of numerous articles on the literary and rhetorical study of the Bible.

• Introduction: The Crisis of Corporate Worship and the Life of the Church1. "Teach Us to Pray": What Is Worship, and Where Does Corporate Worship Fit?2. "Praise God in His Sanctuary": Worship as Entrance in the Old Testament3. "In Spirit and in Truth": Entrance in the New Testament4. "From You Comes . . . Praise": Traditional Liturgies of the East5. "In the Great Congregation": Traditional Liturgies of the West6. "Your Church Unsleeping": Expressions of Worship Today7. "That Your Prayers Not Be Hindered": Avoiding Pitfalls in Corporate WorshipConclusion: "To Sing Is a Lover's Thing"GlossaryIndex

Edith M. Humphrey (PhD, McGill University) is the William F. Orr Professor of New Testament at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She is the author of several books, including Ecstasy and Intimacy: When the Holy Spirit Meets the Human Spirit, and of numerous articles on the literary and rhetorical study of the Bible.

• Introduction: The Crisis of Corporate Worship and the Life of the Church1. "Teach Us to Pray": What Is Worship, and Where Does Corporate Worship Fit?2. "Praise God in His Sanctuary": Worship as Entrance in the Old Testament3. "In Spirit and in Truth": Entrance in the New Testament4. "From You Comes . . . Praise": Traditional Liturgies of the East5. "In the Great Congregation": Traditional Liturgies of the West6. "Your Church Unsleeping": Expressions of Worship Today7. "That Your Prayers Not Be Hindered": Avoiding Pitfalls in Corporate WorshipConclusion: "To Sing Is a Lover's Thing"GlossaryIndex