Worship Symposium archive

Worship and Civility

Richard Mouw

Calvin Symposium on Worship 2010

In what ways can the church’s worshiping life equip people for the patterns of civility—“public politeness”—that make for good citizenship? Should we even care about the question? This workshop explored the ways in which the church can help shape the kind of character that promotes the common good of the larger human community.

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Topics: citizenship, communities, faith formation, mission, politics, rhetoric, social justice, society, speech, world, worshipers