{"id":67,"date":"2012-11-15T14:26:00","date_gmt":"2012-11-15T21:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themystagogue.org\/?p=67"},"modified":"2013-05-08T10:00:30","modified_gmt":"2013-05-08T16:00:30","slug":"recommended-sources-liturgy-and-worship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themystagogue.org\/?p=67","title":{"rendered":"Recommended sources\u2014liturgy and worship"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following are sources that I highly recommend (watch for frequent additions):<\/p>\n<p>Borchert, Gerald L. <em>Responding to Mystery: A Worship Introduction to the New Testament.<\/em> Morristown, Tenn.: by the author, 2006.<\/p>\n<p>Bradshaw, Paul F. \u201cThe Effects of the Coming of Christendom on Early Christian Worship.\u201d In <em>The Origins of Christendom in the West,<\/em> ed. Alan Kreider, 269-86. New York: T&amp;T Clark, 2001.<\/p>\n<p>Bradshaw, Paul F. <em>The Search for the Origins of Christian Worship: Sources and Methods for the Study of Early Liturgy.<\/em> 2nd ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.<\/p>\n<p>Clapp, Rodney and Robert E. Webber. <em>People of the Truth: The Power of the Worshiping Community in the Modern World.<\/em> Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2001.<\/p>\n<p>Fagerberg, David W. &#8220;Divine Liturgy, Divine Love: Toward a New Understanding of Sacrifice in Christian Worship.&#8221;\u00a0<em>Letter and Spirit<\/em>\u00a03 (2007): 95-112.<\/p>\n<p>Guardini, Romano. <em>The Spirit of the Liturgy.<\/em>\u00a0New York: The Crossroad Publishing Company, 1997.<\/p>\n<p>Hurtado, Larry W. <em>At the Origins of Christian Worship: the Context and Character of Earliest Christian Devotion.<\/em> 2nd. ed. Grand Rapids, Mich.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2000.<\/p>\n<p>Mitchel, Leonel L. <em>Praying Shapes Believing: A Theological Commentary on the Book of Common Prayer,<\/em> Harrisburg, Penn.: Morehouse Publishing, 1985.<\/p>\n<p>Pfatteicher, Philip H. <em>Liturgical Spirituality.<\/em> Valley Forge, Penn.: Trinity Press International, 1997.<\/p>\n<p>Ratzinger, Joseph Cardinal.\u00a0<em>The Spirit of the Liturgy.<\/em>\u00a0San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2000.<\/p>\n<p>Schmemann, Alexander. <em>Introduction to Liturgical Theology.<\/em>\u00a0Crestwood, New York: St. Vladimir&#8217;s Seminary Press, 2003.<\/p>\n<p>Talley, Thomas J. <em>The Origins of the Liturgical Year.<\/em> 2nd ed. Collegeville, Minn.: The Liturgical Press, 1986.<\/p>\n<p>Webb-Mitchell, Brett P. <em>Christly Gestures: Learning to Be Members of the Body of Christ.<\/em> Grand Rapids, Mich.: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2003.<\/p>\n<p>Webber, Robert E. <em>Ancient-Future Time: Forming Spirituality through the Christian Year.<\/em> Ancient-Future Faith Series. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker Books, 2004.<\/p>\n<p>Webber, Robert E. <em>Worship: Journey Into His Presence. <\/em>Mansfield, Penn.: Kingdom Publishing, 1999.<\/p>\n<p>Weil, Louis. <em>A Theology of Worship. <\/em>The New Church\u2019s Teaching Series, eds. Cynthia Shattuck and Vicki Black, vol. 12. Boston: Cowley Publications, 2002.<\/p>\n<p>White, James F. <em>A Brief History of Christian Worship.<\/em> Nashville, Tenn.: Abingdon Press, 1993.<\/p>\n<p>Wright, N. T. \u201cFreedom and Framework, Spirit and Truth: Recovering Biblical Worship.\u201d January 2002. http:\/\/www.ntwrightpage.com\/Wright_Biblical_Worship.htm (12 March 2007).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following are sources that I highly recommend (watch for frequent additions): Borchert, Gerald L. 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