Liturgy, Worship and Society Series
About the Book Series
The Liturgy, Worship and Society series provides a library of innovative scholarship in liturgical studies at a time of vital changes in liturgical life and vigorous debates in academia. The series highlights contemporary work in liturgical studies, attuned both to traditional scholarly inquiry and to recent and emerging questions. In particular, the series is committed to exploring the relationship between liturgical life in Christian churches worldwide and the broader cultural and social contexts in which worship takes place. By offering a thorough grounding in the historical and theological foundations of liturgy as well as determined attention to contemporary developments and concerns, the Liturgy, Worship and Society series is set to make a vital contribution not only to scholarship in liturgical studies but also to the practice of Christian worship in the world today.
Christian Inculturation in India
1st Edition
By Paul M. Collins
November 10, 2016
Drawing together international and Indian sources, and new research on the ground in South India, this book presents a unique examination of the inculturation of Christian Worship in India. Paul M. Collins examines the imperatives underlying the processes of inculturation - the dynamic relationship...
Anglican Confirmation: 1662-1820
1st Edition
By Phillip Tovey
October 19, 2016
Confirmation was an important part of the life of the eighteenth-century church which consumed a significant part of the time of bishops, of clergy in their preparation of candidates, and of the candidates themselves in terms of a transition in their Christian life. Yet it has been almost entirely ...
The Theory and Practice of Extended Communion
1st Edition
By Phillip Tovey
September 08, 2016
Three churches have recently produced liturgies for 'extended communion'. This is the distribution of previously consecrated elements at a public service by lay people or a deacon in the absence of a priest. This development began in the Roman Catholic Church with the Vatican 'Directory on Sunday...
Liturgical Space: Christian Worship and Church Buildings in Western Europe 1500-2000
1st Edition
By Nigel Yates
July 28, 2008
This is the first comprehensive and up-to-date account of the internal arrangement of church buildings in Western Europe between 1500 and 2000, showing how these arrangements have met the liturgical needs of their respective denominations, Catholic and Protestant, over this period. In addition to a...
Liturgy and Architecture: From the Early Church to the Middle Ages
1st Edition
By Allan Doig
June 28, 2008
In this book Allan Doig explores the interrelationship of liturgy and architecture from the Early Church to the close of the Middle Ages, taking into account social, economic, technical, theological and artistic factors. These are crucial to a proper understanding of ecclesiastical architecture of ...
Reformation and Modern Rituals and Theologies of Baptism: From Luther to Contemporary Practices
1st Edition
By Bryan D. Spinks
August 28, 2006
Presenting a comprehensive survey of the historical underpinnings of baptismal liturgies and theologies, Bryan Spinks presents an ecumenically and geographically wide-ranging survey and discussion of contemporary baptismal rites, practice and reflection, and sacramental theology. Writing within ...
Early and Medieval Rituals and Theologies of Baptism: From the New Testament to the Council of Trent
1st Edition
By Bryan D. Spinks
June 28, 2006
Presenting a comprehensive survey of the historical underpinnings of baptismal liturgies and theologies, Bryan Spinks presents an ecumenically and geographically wide-ranging survey and discussion of contemporary baptismal rites, practice and reflection, and sacramental theology. Writing within a ...
Daily Liturgical Prayer: Origins and Theology
1st Edition
By Gregory W. Woolfenden
July 28, 2004
Tracing the origins of daily prayer from the New Testament and Patristic period, through the Reformation and Renaissance to the present, this book examines the development of daily rites across a broad range of traditions including: Pre-Crusader Constantinopolitan, East and West Syrian, Coptic and ...
Death Liturgy and Ritual: Volume II: A Commentary on Liturgical Texts
1st Edition
By Paul P.J. Sheppy
December 28, 2003
Death Liturgy and Ritual is a two-volume study of Christian funerary theology and practice, presenting an invaluable account of funeral rites and the central issues involved for compilers and users. Paul Sheppy writes from direct experience of conducting funerals and of drafting liturgical ...