The Oxford History of Christian Worship

Description

The Oxford History of Christian Worship is a comprehensive and authoritative history of the origins and development of Christian worship to the present day. Backed by an international roster of experts as contributors, this new book will examine the liturgical traditions of Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant, and Pentecostal traditions throughout history and across the world. With 240 photographs and 10 maps, the full geographical spread of Christianity is covered, including Europe, North America, Latin America, Africa, East Asia, and the Pacific. Following contemporary trends in scholarship, it will cover social and cultural contexts, material culture and the arts. Written to be accessible to the educated layperson, this unique and beautiful volume will also appeal to clergy and liturgists and more generally to students and scholars of the liturgy, Christian theology, church history, and world history. Preface Editors and Contributors 1   Christian Worship: Scriptural Basis and Theological Frame 2   The Apostolic Tradition 3   The Empire Baptized 4   The Ancient Oriental Churches Excursus: The Maronites 5   The Conversion of the Nations 6   Western Christendom 7   Byzantine and Slavic Orthodoxy 8   Reforms Protestant and Catholic 9   The Age of Revolutions 10   The Lutheran Tradition in the German Lands 11   The Lutheran Tradition in Scandinavia 12   The Reformed Tradition in Continental Europe: Switzerland France and Germany 13   The Reformed Tradition in the Netherlands 14   The Reformed Tradition in Scotland 15   The Reformed Tradition in Korea 16   Anglicans and Dissenters 17   The Church of South India 18   The Uniting Church in Australia 19   Mennonites 20   Baptists in Britain 21   Pentecostal and Charismatic Worship 22   North America 23   Roman Catholics in Hispanic America 24   Mainline Protestants in Latin America 25   Mission and Inculturation: East Asia and the Pacific 26   Mission and Inculturation: Africa 27   The Liturgical Movement and Catholic Ritual Revision 28   Ecumenical Convergences 29   Women in Worship 30   Liturgical Music 31   The Spatial Setting 32   Visual Arts 33   Vestments and Objects 34   Retrospect and Prospect Biblical Index Index