The Search for the Origins of Christian Worship
Subtitle: Sources and Methods for the Study of Early Liturgy
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: March 21, 2002
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780195217322
First sentence: It seems strange that, while conscious reflection on the methodologies appropriate to the discipline has constituted a significant element in scholarly research in such areas as biblical studies and ecclesiastical history in the course of recent decades, the same has not really been true in the field of liturgical history.
Description: "The Search for the Origins of Christian Worship examines critically the sources for Christian liturgical practices in the first three centuries and discusses how these practices should be interpreted in order to avoid projecting modern concerns on to ancient times. Paul F. Bradshaw explores the variety of practices in the early Church and looks at the emergence of the classical shape of Christian liturgy as various traditions were brought together in the fourth century." "This new edition of the classic work has been rewritten to incorporate the fruits of the latest research and up-to-date bibliographical material. New chapters have been added on ministry and ordination, and on the effects of the coming of Christendom in the fourth century."--Jacket.