A sociological history of christian worship in this book the 2000 year history of christian worship is viewed from a sociological perspective martin stringer develops the idea of discourse as a way of understanding the place of christian worship within its many and diverse social contexts beginning with the biblical material the author provides a broad survey of changes over 2000 years of . A sociological history of christian worship amazonde stringer martin fremdsprachige bucher wahlen sie ihre cookie einstellungen wir verwenden cookies und ahnliche tools um ihr einkaufserlebnis zu verbessern um unsere dienste anzubieten um zu verstehen wie die kunden unsere dienste nutzen damit wir verbesserungen vornehmen konnen und um werbung anzuzeigen. One striking emphasis is on the centrality of liturgical processions to christian worship through most of christian history and in most geographical areas western protestants and their heirs in pentecostalism are exceptional in making little use of this dramatic annexation of human space and they would do well to be more aware of that fact the author makes no secret of his commitment to . Here stringer singles out four defining features of christian discourses i a linear canadian journal of sociology online january february 2007 stringer christian worship 2 conception of time as marked by before and after christ resurrection and judgement signifiers ii intimacy with the divine as conveyed by a personal love of god of jesus his divine son of mary the . A 2000 year history of christian worship in its social contexts around the globe combining sociological theory social history and the latest developments in the study of liturgy