Ordination Rites of the Ancient Churches of East and West

Ordination Rites of the Ancient Churches of East and West
Author: Paul F. Bradshaw
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Total Pages: 304
Release: 1990
Genre: Religion
ISBN:

A study of the early texts in ordination to the offices of greatest antiquity in the Christian churches of East and West. These offices include bishop, presbyter, deacon, deaconess, subdeacon, acolyte and reader. The author introduces the primary sources of the texts and outlines the nuclear structure of the ordination ritual and comments on the prayers and ceremonies proper to each order. Then in the second part of the book, he offers English translations of the texts available.

Episcopal Ordination and Ecclesial Consensus

Episcopal Ordination and Ecclesial Consensus
Author: Sharon L. McMillan
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Total Pages: 332
Release: 2005
Genre: Bishops
ISBN: 9780814661956

"This study provides the historical and liturgical foundations for the election of bishops"--Provided by publisher.

Occasions of Grace

Occasions of Grace
Author: Byron David Stuhlman
Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.
Total Pages: 391
Release: 2000-01-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0898697077

This latest offering of Byron Stuhlman is the third in his trilogy on the Prayer Book. It is also the conclusion of his study of the liturgy of the church begun in his previous book, Redeeming the Time. This book deals with the pastoral offices and episcopal services in the Book of Common Prayer using the method known as "comparative liturgy." Stuhlman's purpose is to explore at a deeper level the theological connections between these services and the faith which they articulate, rendering them effective in shaping lives according to the gospel.

Rites of Ordination

Rites of Ordination
Author: Paul F. Bradshaw
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Total Pages: 232
Release: 2013
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0814662676

"A Pueblo book."Includes index. Includes bibliographical references and index. Table of Contents: Historical and typological background -- Ministry in the earliest Christian communities -- Ministry and ordination in the third and fourth centuries -- Early ordination rites -- Ordination rites in the churches of the East -- Ordination rites in the medieval West -- The theology of ordination in the Middle Ages -- Orders and ministry in the churches of the Reformation -- The Roman Catholic Church from the Council of Trent to the present -- Other modern ordination rites.

The Early Church at Work and Worship, Vol I

The Early Church at Work and Worship, Vol I
Author: Everett Ferguson
Publisher: James Clarke & Company
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2014-08-28
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 0227903749

Many recognise Everett Ferguson as the definitive voice on early Christianity, patristic writing and ecclesiology. The Early Church at Work and Worship is a challenging collection, broad in scope and formidable in depth. This is the first volume ofFerguson's collected essays, and includes some of his most memorable work, especially on laying on of hands. Practices of Ordination and attitudes to religious schism in antiquity are analysed by the scholar in this collection, which not only includes articles and publications from various sources, but also previously unpublished material.

Liturgies in East and West

Liturgies in East and West
Author: Hans-Jürgen Feulner
Publisher: LIT Verlag Münster
Total Pages: 342
Release: 2013
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 3643904126

The celebration of the liturgy is central to the life of faith and also for the self-understanding of the various churches in the East and West. An amazing convergence of Christian denominations has taken place in the area of liturgy and liturgical studies since the Second Vatican Council, entering also into the practice of liturgical celebration. In this collection - with contributions from a symposium held in Vienna in November 2007 - internationally recognized scholars from various Christian denominations present the ecumenical contributions and the Jewish roots of the Christian liturgy. [PLEASE NOTE: The individual essays in this volume are written in various languages. The book contains ten essays in English, eight in German, and two in French.] (Series: Austrian Studies of Liturgy and Sacramental Theology / Osterreichische Studien zur Liturgiewissenschaft und Sakramententheologie - Vol. 6)

The Deacon's Ministry

The Deacon's Ministry
Author: Christine Hall
Publisher: Gracewing Publishing
Total Pages: 224
Release: 1991
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9780852441824

The Liturgy of the Medieval Church

The Liturgy of the Medieval Church
Author: Thomas Heffernan
Publisher: Medieval Institute Publications
Total Pages: 734
Release: 2005-04-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1580445039

This volume seeks to address the needs of teachers and advanced students who are preparing classes on the Middle Ages or who find themselves confounded in their studies by reference to the various liturgies that were fundamental to the lives of medieval peoples. In a series of essays, scholars of the liturgy examine The Shape of the Liturgical Year, Particular Liturgies, The Physical Setting of the Liturgy, The Liturgy and Books, and Liturgy and the Arts. A concluding essay, which originated in notes left behind by the late C. Clifford Flanigan, seeks to open the field, to examine liturgy within the larger and more inclusive category of ritual. The essays are intended to be introductory but to provide the basic facts and the essential bibliography for further study. They approach particular problems assuming a knowledge of medieval Europe but little expertise in liturgical studies per se.

Christian Dogmatics

Christian Dogmatics
Author: Carl E. Braaten
Publisher: Fortress Press
Total Pages: 505
Release: 1984
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1451416326

Volume 2 treats atonement, the Holy Spirit, ecclesiology, the sacraments, justification by faith, and eschatology.