The judgment spoken by the prophet Amos sets the stage for Matthew Boulton's provocative theological study of worship. God's exhortation, "Take away from me the noise of your songs; to the melody of your harps I will not listen" (Amos 5:23) lays bare the spiritually dangerous character of worship, for all too often religious acts are nothing more than prideful acts of self-justification. While it is certainly true that faith presumes a loving commitment to God before it undertakes critical…
Mark HusbandsAugust 1, 2009