Summary

What might an ancient church have to say for renewing our worship today?

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Details

This session looked at how Jerusalem in the 4th century worshiped, including descriptions and resources from that time, to think about new possibilities today.

Presented at the 2011 Calvin Symposium on 91ÁÔÆæ.

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