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Publisher's Description: Old, Mohler, Clowney, Godfrey, Horton, and others write on the Bible and worship, elements of worship, preparing for worship, and worship, history and culture. "This book," Phil Ryken writes in the introduction, "is for everyone who loves to worship God."
516 Pages
Published June 2011
About the Author: Philip Graham Ryken (M.Div., Westminster Theological Seminary, D.Phil., Oxford University) is President of Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL. He served as senior minister of Tenth Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, where he had preached since 1995. His published works include The Heart of the Cross and The Doctrines of Grace (with James Montgomery Boice), Is Jesus the Only Way?, The Message of Salvation, and Jeremiah and Lamentations.
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"The list of fine scholars who have contributed to this volume is tribute itself to the astonishing influence of Dr. Boice and the high regard in which he was held by the Reformed community throughout the world. The volume is not only a fitting memorial to Dr. Boice, however, it also makes a significant contribution to our understanding to Christian worship."
— The Rev Professor A.T.B. McGowan Highland Theological College, Scotland
"A Reformed view of the various nuances of worship – its place in the Bible, the elements which give it legitimacy, the personal and affective aspects of worshipping God, as well as its place in the history of the church – has been lacking in the literature. . . It is fitting tribute to the legacy of Jim Boice, and a timely call to the people of God everywhere."
— Rev. Dr. Iain D. Campbell Minister, Free Church of Scotland, Back, Isle of Lewis, Scotland
"The ministry of the late James Montgomery Boice, erstwhile pastor of the historic Tenth Presbyterian Church in the heart of Philadelphia, centered on God-honoring and glorifying worship. Give Praise To God seeks to extend Dr. Boice’s vision for biblically-based corporate worship founded squarely upon the regulative principle of worship. Helpful chapters discuss family and private worship as well. The eighteen contributors provide a solid and well-rounded discussion of a Reformed vision for worship.
Highlights of the volume include Ligon Duncan’s two chapters in which he asks whether worship is important to God and then proceeds to unpack the biblical evidence for the regulative principle. Derek Thomas offers helpful responses to various criticisms of the regulative principle and Albert Mohler cogently argues for the centrality of expository preaching in corporate worship. Terry Johnson and Ligon Duncan provide a thought-provoking call for extensive readings from Scripture in corporate worship and the use of Bible-saturated language in the pastoral prayer. Richard Phillips contributes an informative discussion of the place and significance of the Lord’s Supper. Paul Jones argues well for the integral place of hymnody in worship, ably augmented by Terry Johnson’s encouragement of the use of psalmody by the church. Several other contributions, including chapters on worship in all of life by William Edgar and worship and the emotions by W. Robert Godfrey, make this a seminal discussion of the centrality of worship for the Christian. If you are looking for a winsome argument for the regulative principle, this is the book to read."
- Jeff Waddington - Westminster Bookstore Staff
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