Central things : worship in Word and Sacrament - Lathrop, Gordon (Minneapolis, Minn. : Augsburg Fortess, 2005)
What are the essentials of Christian worship?--The fruit and the leaves of the tree of life--The Bible and the central things--Central things : the table and the sending--Central things : the bath and the assembly--Style, ceremony, and purpose in doing the central things--Justin Martyr's description of the Sunday meeting.
Includes bibliographical references.
Keywords: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America -- Liturgy; Public worship -- Lutheran Church; Sacraments -- Lutheran Church