2017-18|2 - CLP Ref. Worship & Sacraments

REFORMED WORKSHIP & SACRAMENTS
Instructor: Rev. Dr. Richard J. Shaffer Jr.
Phone: (563) 589-3691
Email: rshaffer@dbq.edu

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This course in Reformed Worship and Sacraments introduces CLP students to basic scriptural, historical, and theological principles of Christian worship as viewed from a Reformed perspective, with special focus on liturgical practice in the Presbyterian Church (USA).

REQUIRED TEXTS: (Students will need to have these texts available for use throughout the course.)

• Bower, Peter C. ed. The Companion to the Book of Common Worship. Louisville: Geneva Press, 2003.
• Byars, Ronald P. Christian Worship: Glorifying and Enjoying God. Louisville: Geneva Press, 2000.
• P.C. (U.S.A.) The Book of Common Worship. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 1993.
• P.C. (U.S.A.) The Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Part I, The Book of Confessions [current edition with index] (also available online)
• P.C. (U.S.A.) The Constitution of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Part II, The Book of Order [current edition] (also available online)

SUGGESTED TEXTS: (These texts are not required, but will provide added insight to our conversation.)

• Old, Hughes Oliphant. Worship Reformed According to Scripture, revised and expanded edition. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2002.
• P.C. (U.S.A.) Glory to God: The Presbyterian Hymnal. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2013
• P.C. (U.S.A.) Book of Occasional Services. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 1999.