Independent Church
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Non-Liturgical Worship in the Christian Tradition: Simplicity, Scripture, and the Spirit
Abstract:Non-liturgical worship emerged as a response to perceived excesses in traditional liturgical systems, offering a flexible, Scripture-centred, and accessible model of corporate Christian devotion. Rooted in Reformation-era dissent and radically shaped by Puritanism, Evangelical revivals, and Baptist ecclesiology, non-liturgical worship prioritises preaching, prayer, and congregational participation over ritual or formal…