Reading the Liturgy: An Exploration of Texts in Christian Worship

by Juliette J. Day

Overview

This is a unique contribution to discussions within churches about the provision of suitable words for liturgical worship and to debates among scholars about liturgical hermeneutics, as well as offering a new methodological paradigm for liturgical studies to inspire students and researchers. By combining insights from literary and linguistic studies with those from historical and contemporary liturgical studies, Juliette Day investigates the nature of a text in relation to unscripted speech; how authors and worshipers make use of genre, narrative and other texts; how the textuality of the liturgy as well as its ritual context affect the sort of language used in worship and what implicit meanings are conveyed in the way liturgical texts are printed in books. Day discusses the history of liturgical texts and their function, as well as liturgical genres and narratives. She examines the function of language in liturgical worship and emphasizes its meaning for readers, worshipers and speakers. Day applies insights from literary and linguistic studies to liturgical texts in a comprehensive fashion, making it accessible to a broad readership

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780567220134
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	03/13/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	192
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Juliette J. Day is University Lecturer in Church History at the University of Helsinki, Finland, and Senior Research Fellow in Liturgy at the University of Oxford, UK. She combines research into early liturgical practices with contemporary concerns arising from participation in national liturgy committees.
Juliette J. Day is University Lecturer in Church History at the University of Helsinki and Senior Research Fellow in Liturgy at Blackfriars Hall, University of Oxford. She combines research into early liturgical practices with contemporary concerns arising from participation in national liturgy committees.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Liturgical Texts
2. Liturgical Authorship
3. Liturgical Genres
4. Narratives in Liturgical Texts
5. Liturgical Intertextuality
6. Liturgy and Language
7. Liturgical Paratext
8. From Text to Performance
Conclusions
Bibliography
Index