The Bible in Worship: Proclamation, Encounter and Response

by Victoria Raymer

Overview

• Considers a uniquely wide range of material, taking a deliberately holistic approach to the topic and encouraging readers to make connections between aspects of biblical proclamation hitherto treated separately • Important resource for understanding the place of the Bible in ministerial practice, and a useful addition to reading lists on liturgy modules • Victoria Raymer is widely published and is Director of Studies and Tutor in Liturgy at one of the major Anglican theological colleges

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780334056478
Publisher:	Hymns Ancient & Modern
Publication date:	02/28/2018
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Victoria Raymer is Tutor in Liturgy at Westcott House, Cambridge. She qualified as a lawyer and earned a PhD in Church History at Harvard. She prepared for ordination at St Stephen’s House (as an All Saints Sister) and The Queen’s College, earning a theology degree from Oxford and a Diploma in Pastoral Studies from Birmingham. After two curacies in the Diocese of St Albans she served as vicar of a three-parish benefice. At Westcott she teaches liturgy and church history and serves as a tutor.

Editorial Reviews

'Vicky’s meticulous scholarship, attention to detail and narrative illustration are a delight, and she bridges many traditions, challenging partisan assumptions. This book will be invaluable to researchers but perhaps more importantly, may serve to refresh worn approaches to the use of scripture in public worship.'

Adrian Chatfield

This is a fascinating book bringing together an amazing amount of material about the use of the Bible in worship and the response to it. It will be of interest to liturgical scholars, those who lead worship and anyone who struggles to understand the dynamic behind the choice and the juxtaposition of readings. It will have a special interest to ecumenists who seek to imagine the rich diversity of liturgical life that will blossom in visible communion, which expresses the insights and experience of different Traditions and reflects the theological convergence of ecumenical conversations, not least of all the multilateral text, Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry. The thought provoking concluding reflections in, Epilogue: Surprises, underline, among other things, the strong reciprocal link between faithful expectant hearing and faithful action, the liturgy after the liturgy. How good it would be to complement this examination based on Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Reformed and Anglican practice with that of the Orthodox and Pentecostal Traditions. The book deserves to be widely read.

Mary Tanner

‘A rich and timely exploration of how the Bible forms Christians by the way it is used in worship - a gift for preachers, liturgists and worship leaders’

Angela Tilby

'... meticulous scholarship, attention to detail and narrative illustration are a delight, and she bridges many traditions, challenging partisan assumptions. This book will be invaluable to researchers but perhaps more importantly, may serve to refresh worn approaches to the use of scripture in public worship.' -- Adrian Chatfield, Fellow, Ridley Hall, Cambridge

‘A rich and timely exploration of how the Bible forms Christians by the way it is used in worship - a gift for preachers, liturgists and worship leaders’ -- Angela Tilby, Canon Emeritus, Christ Church, Oxford

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