Holy Conversation: Spirituality for Worship
"This is a book to be savored. By interpreting liturgy in light of the movements of lectio divina, Jonathan Linman offers a fresh approach to the dynamics of liturgy. Holy Conversation invites both those responsible for preparing for or leading worship and those yearning for a deeper spiritual experience in worship to listen and respond to the work of the Spirit and so to engage liturgy deeply and richly." --Ruth Meyers, Church Divinity School of the Pacific"This book beautifully embodies what it describes: attentive and reflective conversation with the reader about the 'holy conversation' that is liturgy. Liturgical theologians have focused on the meaning of liturgy's deep structure or ordo; Linman presents a model for engaging the ordo and, in the process, richly redescribes the ordo itself. Holy Conversation is the next step in the study of liturgy." --James W. Farwell, Bethany College, West Virginia"The heart of any authentic Christian spirituality is the church's liturgical life, the feast of Word and Sacrament. Linman opens the contemplative experience of liturgical worship in new and deeply faithful ways, inviting an encompassing, personal 'holy conversation' with the One who is life for the world. A great gift." --Lisa E. Dahill, Trinity Lutheran Seminary