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001			ocn861069284
003			OCoLC
005			20251028093325.0
008			140519s2014 miu b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2014009065
035			_a(Sirsi) i9780801031526
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020			_a9780801031526 (cloth)
020			_a0801031524 (cloth)
035			_a(OCoLC)861069284
042			_apcc
050	0	0	_aBV 6 _b.M39 2014
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100	1		_aMcGowan, Andrew Brian, _d1961- _eauthor. _4aut
245	1	0	_aAncient Christian worship : _bearly church practices in social, historical, and theological perspective / _cAndrew B. McGowan.
264		1	_aGrand Rapids, Michigan : _bBaker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group, _c[2014]
300			_axiv, 298 pages ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520	8		_a"This introduction to the origins of Christian worship illuminates the importance of ancient Christian worship practices for contemporary Christianity. Andrew McGowan, a leading scholar of early Christian liturgy, takes a fresh approach to understanding how Christians came to worship in the distinctive forms still familiar today. Deftly and expertly processing the bewildering complexity of the ancient sources into lucid, fluent exposition, he sets aside common misperceptions to explore the roots of Christian ritual practices--including the Eucharist, baptism, communal prayer, preaching, Scripture reading, and music--in their earliest recoverable settings. Students of Christian worship and theology as well as pastors and church leaders will value this work"-- _cProvided by publisher.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 263-278) and indexes.
505	0	0	_tIntroduction : the origins of Christian worship -- _tMeal : banquet and Eucharist -- _tWord : reading and preaching -- _tMusic : song and dance -- _tInitiation : baptism, anointing, and foot washing -- _tPrayer : hours, ways, and texts -- _tTime : feasts and fasts -- _tEpilogue : the making of Christian worship.
650		0	_aWorship _xHistory _yEarly church, ca. 30-600.
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