Worship : a primer in Christian ritual / Keith F. Pecklers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pecklers, Keith F., 1958-

Contributor:

Yarnall Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Worship.

Liturgics.

Physical Description:

vi, 234 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Collegeville : Liturgical Press, 2003.

Summary:

Worship: A Primer in Christian Ritual explains just what Christians do when they gather on Sunday mornings and how they got there. It provides historical and theological foundations of the evolution of Christian liturgy from the early Church to the reforms of Vatican II. The author addresses liturgical issues of importance to the contemporary Church (e.g., inculturation, popular religion, and the social responsibility that authentic liturgy requires), and comments on key social issues and their impact on worship (e.g., the breakup of the stable parish community and the decline in church attendance; ecumenical liturgical cooperation and interreligious dialogue; the credibility of preaching; how worship welcomes or excludes the marginalized).

Contents:

1 Worship and Ritual 1

2 Worship in Development and Decline 33

3 Worship in Crisis and Challenge 67

4 Worship in Transition 91

5 Worship and Culture 117

6 Worship and Popular Religion 139

7 Worship and Society 163

8 Worship and the Future of Christianity 193.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [217]-224) and index.

ISBN:

0814629857

OCLC:

54702632