Böcker av Maxwell E. Johnson

In Introduction to Eastern Christian Liturgies, renowned liturgical scholars Stefanos Alexopoulos and Maxwell E. Johnson fulfill the need for a new, comprehensive, and straightforward survey of the liturgical life of the Eastern Christian Churches within the seven distinct liturgical Eastern rites still in existence today: Armenian, Byzantine, Coptic, Ethiopic, East Syrian, West Syrian, and Maronite. This topical overview covers baptism, chrismation, Eucharist, reconciliation, anointing, marriage, holy orders, burial, Liturgy of the Hours, the liturgical year, liturgical ethos and spirituality, and offers a brief yet comprehensive bibliography for further study. This book will be of special interest to masters-level students in liturgy and theology, pastoral ministers seeking an introduction to the liturgies of the Christian East, and all who seek to increase their knowledge of the liturgical riches of the Christian East.

Their Evolution and Interpretation

This anthology surveys the development and theology of the liturgical year in the order of its historical evolution: From Sabbath to Sunday; From Passover to Pascha (Lent, Holy Week, Easter, and Pentecost); and From Pascha to Parousia (Epiphany, Christmas, and Advent). In addition, introductory essays on the meaning of the liturgical year and a short concluding section on the sanctoral cycle (From Parousia to Persons) are also provided.While written as a companion to standard works in the field, beginning with graduate students in liturgy and seminarians, this book is intended for all - pastors, liturgists, catechists, religious educators - who seek to live according to the Churchs theology of time as it is reflected in its calendar of feasts and seasons.Through feast and fast, through festival and preparation, the liturgical year celebrates the presence of the already crucified and risen Christ among us today. Between Memory and Hope shows that to live between past and future, between memory and hope, is to remember Christs passion as we encounter his presence among us now and as we await his coming again in glory.Articles and their contributors are The Liturgical Year: Studies, Prospects, Reflections, by Robert F. Taft, SJ; Liturgical Time in the Ancient Church: The State of Research, by Thomas J. Talley; Day of the Lord: Day of Mystery, by H. Boone Porter; Sunday: The Heart of the Liturgical Year, by Mark Seale; The Frequency of the Celebration of the Eucharist Throughout History, by Robert F. Taft, SJ; History and Eschatology in the Primitive Pascha, by Thomas J. Talley; The Origins of Easter, by Paul F. Bradshaw; The Three Days and the Forty Days, by Patrick Regan, OSB; The Veneration of the Cross, by Patrick Regan, OSB; Holy Week in the Byzantine Tradition, by Robert F. Taft, SJ; The Origin of Lent at Alexandria, by Thomas J. Taley; Preparation for Pascha? Lent in Christian Antiquity, by Maxwell E. Johnson; The Fifty Days and the Fiftieth Day, by Patrick Regan, OSB; Making the Most of Trinity Sunday, by Catherine Mowry LaCugna; Constantine and Christmas, by Thomas J. Taley; The Origins of Christmas: The State of the Question, by Susan K. Roll; The Appearance of the Light at the Baptism of Jesus and the Origins of the Feast of Epiphany, by Gabriele Winkler; The Origins and Evolution of Advent, by Martin J. Connell; On Feasting the Saints, by John F.Baldovin, SJ; The Marian Liturgical Tradition, by Kilian McDonnell, OSB; Forgetting and Remembering the Saints, by James F. White; The One Mediator, the Saints, and Mary: a Lutheran Reflection, by Maxwell E. Johnson; and The Liturgical Year: Calendar for a Just Community, by John F. Baldovin, SJ.

Their Evolution and Interpretation Revised and Expanded Edition

The Interplay between Christian Worship and Doctrine

The Virgin Mary is said to have appeared on a hill in Guadalupe, Mexico in 1531. This book examines the impact of this vision on the rise of Catholicism and considers the Virgin of Guadalupe from a Lutheran perspective.

A comprehensive source book for all concerned with the history of Christian worship and the meaning of the sacraments. The history and theology of the individual sacraments and their liturgical context in the church's worship is traced along with Liturgies of the Word and liturgies of time, with texts on daily prayer and the liturgical year.