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Kregel Academic, 2006. 592 pp. Every church worships. But does every church worship well?  That is, is the worship of the church in accordance with biblical teaching? Unfortunately, many churches today are willing to compromise a sound theology of worship in favor of weekly attendance numbers. Bible scholar Allan Ross seeks to recover the biblical foundations of worship in his book  Recalling the Hope of Glory: Biblical Worship from the Garden to the New Creation  (Kregel Academic, 2006). Ross argues that Christian worship goes beyond feel-good, personal episodes—it is a dynamic, transformational encounter with the living God who reveals himself and to whom we have the privilege to respond. By surveying major passages on worship, Ross concludes that worship celebrates all that God has done throughout history, from creation to re-creation. As he writes, "The biblical material is not so much concerned with particular styles and methods but with proper attitudes and ex...