The liturgy of the medieval church
The liturgy of the medieval Church
"The textual history of the New Testament is a dynamic tradition, reflecting differing readings, interpretations and uses of its canonical writings. Twenty years after the publication of D.C. Parker's celebrated volume "The Living Text of the Gospels", the papers in this collect…
The textual history of the New Testament is a dynamic tradition, reflecting differing readings, interpretations and uses of its canonical writings. These contributions represent original research by an international range of scholars, first presented at the Tenth Birmingham Coll…
Liturgy in ancient Jerusalem
by Baldovin, John F., (John Francis)
fromGorgias liturgical studies
This unique edition of the Book of Common Prayer includes the texts of three different versions, 1549, 1559, and 1662, to provide a panorama of the history of ritual in England from the Reformation to the present day. The first edition for the common reader, with full notes and …
Opus Dei: an archaeology of duty
by Agamben, Giorgio, Kotsko, Adam
fromMeridian (Stanford, Calif.)
Opus Dei: an archaeology of duty
by ProQuest (Firm), Agamben, Giorgio, Kotsko, Adam
fromMeridian (Stanford, Calif.)
Opus Dei: an archaeology of duty
by Agamben, Giorgio, Kotsko, Adam
fromMeridian (Stanford, Calif.)
In this follow-up to The Kingdom and the Glory and The Highest Poverty, Agamben investigates the roots of our moral concept of duty in the theory and practice of Christian liturgy. Beginning with the New Testament and working through to late scholasticism and modern papal encycl…