A Study Aid · History of Christian Worship

A Glossary of Christian Worship

The terms, people, places, and documents behind the timeline, from the Psalter to CCLI. Companion to The Church at Song.


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Dates are approximate where marked "c." and eras overlap; each entry is tagged to the era where the timeline treats it. Definitions follow the coursework of SBTS 40605WW, The History of Christian Worship and Song (Dr. Matthew Westerholm), and its course texts, Eskew & McElrath, Sing with Understanding, and Ross & Lamport, eds., Historical Foundations of Worship (Baker Academic). Explore the full timeline at www.christianworship.today. Any errors are the author's own.