The study of liturgy

This major text deals extensively with the five major foci of Christian worship: Initiation, the Eucharist, Ordination, the Daily Office, and the Calendar. Its presentation is historical, beginning with Jewish antecedents and then covering the NT period, the Patristic, Medieval, and Reformation periods, and ending with contemporary developments in liturgy. 

A special section on liturgical settings examines in detail the historical importance of music and singing in the liturgy, and the role of hymnody in Christian worship. Now completely revised, this authoritative text takes into account recent scholarship and covers many important new developments in liturgical renewal.

I.  Theology and Rite

II. Development of the Liturgy

II. INITIATION

III. THE EUCHARIST

IV. ORDINATION

V. THE DIVINE OFFICE

VI. THE CALENDAR

VII. THE SETTING OF THE LITURGY

VIII. PASTORAL ORIENTATION

Index of Subjects & Index of Names

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Each section comprises articles by prominent historians and theologians in the field. A full listing of titles and authors, too long for this space, can be found at global.oup.com/academic/product/the-study-of-liturgy-9780195209228

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