The Meaning of Christian Liturgy
by Bexell, Oloph; Lathrop, Gordon W.Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2012-09-30
Publisher(s): Eerdmans Pub Co
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Summary
The Church of Sweden is the largest Lutheran church body in the world, with 6.5 million members that represent about 70% of the Swedish population. The Meaning of Christian Liturgy illuminates and explains the changes that have occurred in the liturgy of the Church of Sweden from 1980 to 2000. In the process, this volume asks a number of questions of immense importance not only within Sweden but also for Christian churches in the English-speaking world, including:
Author Biography
Oloph Bexell is professor of ecclesiology and ecclesial life and head of the department of Church History at Uppsala University, Sweden.
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. vii |
| Introduction | p. xi |
| Church Life and Worship in a Lutheran Church: The Example of the Church of Sweden - A Historical Introduction | p. 1 |
| Liturgy Crossing Frontiers: Interplay and Confrontation of Ecclesiological Patterns in liturgical Change During the Twentieth Century | p. 24 |
| Interpretations of the Presence of God in Liturgy | p. 53 |
| Method in Liturgical Ecclesiology: An Attempt to Understand the Formation of Primary Ecclesiology | p. 91 |
| Liturgical Practice in a Lutheran Church in 1965: The Church of Sweden on the Threshold of Change | p. 114 |
| The Interplay between the Church Building and the Worship | p. 140 |
| Contributors | p. 175 |
| Index of Names | p. 176 |
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