This is an essential introductory to liturgy for both ordinands and trainee lay readers - indeed for anyone who finds themselves having to plan or lead public worship.
Well-known worship writer and speaker Mark Earey has written this book both for lovers and loathers of liturgical worship - and for those who want to discover it for the first time.
This updated and enlarged second edition now includes:
* How liturgy works as ritual;
* The use of liturgy in different traditions;
* The shape of the Christian year - and what this tells us about God's engagement with the world;
* Patterns of reading scripture in worship; using music and song; and how to use words and silence in worship.
Liturgical Worship will enthuse and give confidence to anyone who needs to know more about this fascinating subject.
Well-known worship writer and speaker Mark Earey has written this book both for lovers and loathers of liturgical worship - and for those who want to discover it for the first time.
This updated and enlarged second edition now includes:
* How liturgy works as ritual;
* The use of liturgy in different traditions;
* The shape of the Christian year - and what this tells us about God's engagement with the world;
* Patterns of reading scripture in worship; using music and song; and how to use words and silence in worship.
Liturgical Worship will enthuse and give confidence to anyone who needs to know more about this fascinating subject.
