A Watered Garden by Benjamin M Stewart

A Watered Garden by Benjamin M Stewart

This book begins with the classic, ecumenically held patterns of Christian worship and explores them for their deep connections to ecological wisdom, for their sacramental approaches to creation, and for a renewed relationship to the earth now itself in need of God's healing.

The Worship Matters Studies Series examines key worship issues through studies by pastors, musicians, and lay people from throughout the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.

Features include:

Informal and insightful writing for all readers

Study questions at the end of every chapter

Examines vital issues in weekly worship

Helps leaders and congregants understand and experience worship more richly

Benjamin M. Stewart is the Gordon A. Braatz Assistant Professor of Worship and Dan of Augustana Chapel at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, where he has taught since 2009. He previously served as pastor to a small, Appalachian community in Ohio and as village pastor to Holden Village retreat center in the Glacier Peak Wilderness of Washington. Ben is part of the Living Liturgy, a team of five worship leaders who lead event across the country on revitalizing congregational worship.