Evangelicals on the Canterbury Trail : Why Evangelicals Are Attracted to the Liturgical Church - Revised Edition

**Why do so many evangelicals flock to liturgical traditions today? An updated edition of the classic study.** With new testimonies from evangelicals who have joined the Anglican fold and discussion of the emerging/missional church movement, and an update to the conversation by evangelical scholar and pastor Lester Ruth, this thoughtful and engaging book reviews Anglicanism's six great gifts: mystery and awe, Christ-centered worship, sacramental reality, historical identity, participation in catholic traditions and holistic spirituality. In this edition, Ruth adds fresh stories from evangelicals who have followed Robert Webber's footsteps on the Canterbury trail, along with new essays that highlight the diversity of Anglican expressions today. Part 1. Why The Anglican Tradition? / Robert Webber. 1. A Return To Mystery -- 2. A Longing For The Experience Of Worship -- 3. A Desire For Sacramental Reality -- 4. The Search For Spiritual Identity -- 5. Embracing The Whole Church -- 6. Growing Into A Holistic Spirituality -- Part 2. Other Pilgrims Share Their Stories. 7. Anna Masi -- 8. Stefany Webber Welch -- 9. Jon Hall -- 10. David Madeira -- 11. Linda And Bill Richardson -- Part 3. The Canterbury Trail And Today's Churches. 12. Paralleling The Canterbury Trail / David Neff -- 13. The Multiple Paths On The Canterbury Trail / Thomas Buchan -- 14. Robert Webber : The Man Of The Future And The Church Of The Future / Reggie Kidd. Robert E. Webber & Lester Ruth. Includes Bibliographical References.

Why do so many evangelicals flock to liturgical traditions today? Robert Webber first explored the question in this thoughtful and engaging classic in 1989; now evangelical scholar and pastor Lester Ruth updates the conversation. Much remains of Webber s beloved original text, including his discussion of Anglicanism s six great gifts: mystery and awe, Christ-centered worship, sacramental reality, historical identity, participation in catholic traditions and holistic spirituality. Ruth adds fresh stories from evangelicals who have followed Webber s footsteps on the Canterbury trail, along with new essays that highlight the diversity of Anglican expressions today."