Worship in the Early Church, Vols. 1-4 by Lawrence J. Johnson (.ePUB)
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Worship in the Early Church: An Anthology of Historical Sources, Vols. 1-4 by Lawrence J. Johnson
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Overview: Named a 2010 Outstanding Academic Title by Choice magazine!
The four volumes of the present series aim to present a selection or thesaurus (representative, to be sure) of a wide selection of source material illustrating the growth of the Church’s common prayer, in both East and West, from its Jewish roots down to the end of the sixth century. Included are texts from homilies, dogmatic and spiritual treatises, letters, monastic rules, church orders, prayer formulas, conciliar and synodal legislation, inscriptions, and the like. The subject matter is not only sacramental celebration but also the liturgical year, the times of the day for personal or group prayer, music and song, the physical arrangement of the church building, times for fasting (considered to be so closely allied with prayer), veneration of the martyrs, liturgical roles, decorum within and without the church, etc.
The user of these volumes fortunate enough to have access to a major theological library may well profit from the references to patristic and other manuals, as well as from the bibliography of pertinent periodical articles and treatises.
Genre: Non-Fiction > Faith, Beliefs & Philosophy
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