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Designed as a general introduction to Christian liturgy, this book explores the meaning, history, and practice of worship in Eastern and Western, Catholic and Protestant traditions. Its chapters cover the theology of worship, the historical development of Eucharist and the Prayer Offices, the lectionary and customs of the church year, other sacramental rites, and the use of music and the arts. As...

This introduction to Christian liturgy is a pastoral liturgical handbook. I will define liturgy in the first chapter. But what does it mean to be pastoral? One dictionary defines pastoral as an adjective referring to the lifestyle of shepherds and other pastoralists such as cowboys as they move livestock around large areas of land according to seasons and availability of water and food. Since Christian leaders have been called “pastors” (shepherds), there
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