Alien Rites?
Subtitle: a Critical Examination of Contemporary English in Anglican Liturgies
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
Published: 2017
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9781351163125
Subjects: Anglican Communion; Texts; Liturgy; Liturgical language; English
Description: "Peter Davies examines some of the issues arising from the recent introduction of contemporary English language into Anglican worship, especially in the authorised liturgy of England and New Zealand. Three key questions are addressed. Are there criteria for worship which are satisfactorily fulfilled by contemporary language? To what extent is the language used in modern liturgies truly contemporary, reflecting its social and cultural milieu? How has the introduction of contemporary language been received by regular Anglican worshippers? Based on a large body of evidence, the author reaches conclusions which are both reassuring and disturbing."--Provided by publisher.
Table of contents: title: Part, One Contemporary Language in Liturgy --; title: chapter One Worship, liturgy and language  -- Peter Nicholas Davies; title: chapter Two The arguments for and against the use of contemporary language  -- Peter Nicholas Davies; title: chapter Three The process of liturgical revision in England and New Zealand  -- Peter Nicholas Davies; title: chapter Four The basis of traditional language in Anglican liturgy  -- Peter Nicholas Davies; title: chapter Five Contemporary English in Anglican liturgy  -- Peter Nicholas Davies; title: part, Two The Opinions and Attitudes of Worshippers --; title: chapter Six Surveying the evidence  -- Peter Nicholas Davies; title: chapter Seven What worshippers expect ... and what they find  -- Peter Nicholas Davies; title: chapter Eight Meaning and understanding  -- Peter Nicholas Davies; title: chapter Nine Fear of change  -- Peter Nicholas Davies; title: part, Three Conclusion and Appendices --; title: chapter Ten Conclusion -- Peter Nicholas Davies.