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Documents of Christian worship : descriptive and interpretive sources

"Learning to worship is basic to becoming a Christian, says James White. Therefore, the teaching of Christian worship is also essential. White presents this excellent book, based on thirty-three years of teaching experience, as a resource for students and scholars who are engaged in studying and teaching the forms and meaning of Christian worship. White utilizes original documents and classical statements related to worship, and examines historically the application of liturgical practice in parish life. The book includes photographs, charts, and maps."--Jacket
Print Book, English, ©1992
Westminster/J. Knox Press, Louisville, Ky., ©1992
History
xii, 257 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
9780664253998, 9780567292186, 0664253997, 0567292185
25201158
TABLE OF CONTENTS :
The teaching of Christian worship
Time as communication
Space as communication
Daily public prayer
The service of the word
Sacraments in general
Christian initiation
The eucharist
Occasional services
TABLES :
The classical liturgical families, sixth century to present
The protestant traditions of worship, sixteenth century to present
The classical liturgical families, c. 1600 A.D
The Protestant traditions of worship, c. 1600 A.D
Early documents and writers on Christian worship
The Jewish calendar
Division of original unitive commemorations
Cycles of the liturgical year according to the common calendar
Patterns of daily prayer
Verbal and conceptual progression of baptism
The ceremonies of the baptismal initiation
Principal eucharistic rites, 1521-1571