Summary

Justice is an indispensable requirement for Christian worship.

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How can we praise God in an unjust social order? How can we make worship a transforming factor of the structures of our society? Using songs, case studies and reflection on the different trends of today's worship, this workshop explored ways in which music and performing arts in general can become a tool for empowerment and commitment.

Presented at the 2007 Calvin Symposium on 91ÁÔÆæ.

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