The Assembly as the Body of Christ: A Case Against the Omission of LBW's Offertory Prayers |
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| Authors: | Mark W. Oldenburg |
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| Affiliation: | Mark Oldenburg is Steck‐Miller Professor of the Art of Worship, Dean of the Chapel and Center for Diaconal Ministry Preparation Team Leader at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg. |
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| Abstract: | Abstract : This article examines the offertory prayers in ELW, comparing them to the two prayers found in LBW. The author argues that the prayers in ELW have lost the spirituality of stewardship suggested by the prayers in LBW, and no longer maintain the important connection to Pauline theology, whereby the Christian understands his/her whole life, including time, talents, and money, to be offered back to God as a living sacrifice. |
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| Keywords: | offertory prayers Paul sacrifice ELW stewardship |
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