The Oxford history of Christian worship

Internal Bibliographies/Indexes Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents Note: Christian worship: scriptural basis and theological frame / Geoffrey Wainwright -- The apostolic tradition / Maxwell E. Johnson -- The empire baptized / John F. Baldovin -- The ancient Oriental churches / Christine Chaillot -- Excursus : the Maronites / Lucas Van Rompay -- The conversion of the nations / Michael S. Driscoll -- Western Christendom / Timothy Thibodeau -- Byzantine and Slavic Orthodoxy / Alexander Rentel -- Reforms, Protestant and Catholic / Nathan D. Mitchell -- The age of revolutions / Conrad L. Donakowski -- The Lutheran tradition in the German lands / Hans-Christoph Schmidt-Lauber -- The Lutheran tradition in Scandinavia / Nils-Henrik Nilsson -- The Reformed tradition in continental Europe : Switzerland, France, and Germany / Bruno Burki -- The Reformed tradition in the Netherlands / Harry Klaassens -- The Reformed tradition in Scotland / Duncan B. Forrester -- The Reformed tradition in Korea / Seung-Joong Joo and Kyeong-Jin Kim -- Anglicans and dissenters / Bryan D. Spinks -- The church of South India / Samson Prabhakar -- The uniting church in Australia / Robert W. Gribben -- Mennonites / John Rempel -- Baptists in Britain / Christopher Ellis -- Pentecostal and charismatic worship / Telford Work -- North America / Karen B. Westerfield Tucker -- Roman Catholics in Hispanic America / Jaime Lara -- Mainline Protestants in Latin America / Wilhelm Wachholz -- Mission and inculturation : East Asia and the Pacific / Anscar J. Chupungco -- Mission and inculturation : Africa / Nwaka Chris Egbulem -- The liturgical movement and Catholic ritual revision / Andre Haquin -- Ecumenical convergences / Geoffrey Wainwright -- Women in worship / Teresa Berger -- Liturgical music / William T. Flynn -- The spatial setting / James F. White -- Visual arts / Marchita Mauck -- Vestments and objects / Joanne M. Pierce -- Retrospect and prospect / Geoffrey Wainwright and Karen B. Westerfield Tucker.

Summary or Abstract: The Oxford History of Christian Worship is a comprehensive and authoritative history of the origins and development of Christian worship to the present day. Backed by an international roster of experts as contributors, this new book will examine the liturgical traditions of Orthodox, Catholic, and Protestant, and Pentecostal traditions throughout history and across the world. With 240 photographs and 10 maps, the full geographical spread of Christianity is covered, including Europe, North America, Latin America, Africa, East Asia, and the Pacific. Following contemporary trends in scholarship, it will cover social and cultural contexts, material culture and the arts.