Early Christian Worship: An Introduction to Idea and Practice

Bradshaw, Dr. Paul F.

 
9780281049301: Early Christian Worship: An Introduction to Idea and Practice

Synopsis

An introduction to worship in the first four centuries of the church's existence. The book describes what Christians actually did and why, exploring what effect their views had on developing Christian ideas and what effect these ideas had on the worship.

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Biographie de l'auteur

Paul Bradshaw is Professor of Liturgy at the University of Notre Dame, and priest-vicar of Westminster Abbey and a member of the C of E Liturgical Commission. He is the author or editor of several major books published by SPCK (The Search for the Origins of Christian Worship, Eucharistic Origins, Reconstructing Early Christian Worship, The Study of Liturgy, A Companion to Common Worship vols 1 and 2).

Présentation de l'éditeur

A straight-forward, readable introduction to worship in the first four centuries of the church's existence. How did early Christians see and understand their own worship? How did this interact with early Christian beliefs? The book has been brought up to date and revised, with some chapters rewritten and an updated bibliography.

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