Product Description

A guide to liturgy and worship in the Church of England within the framework of "Common Worship", which combines theory, theology and history with a sense of the realities of parish life and pastoral practice. It also explores how liturgy can reflect the life of the church and the wider world.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #30174 in Books
• Published on: 2000-09-22
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages

Customer Reviews

A useful book for an introduction to Common Worship
Michael Perham's book is most useful for its practical suggestions on the pastoral uses of the new Common Worship services (a new book in the Church of England)The title of his book is a little misleading because it includes comment on more than those services contained in the Pastoral Services Book and covers the Eucharist and initiation rites as well as marriage, healing, funerals etc. The book begins with a section on the nature of liturgy and then explores principles and practice. As well as looking at the pastoral use of various services , he also makes comment on the implications of the Christian year. The book will be useful to Anglican clergy, Readers and lay people who are involved in the planning of liturgy. Because of its practical nature it may also be of interest to worship leaders in other Christian denominations as they seek to link liturgy to the church's pastoral task. It is a very readable book which tries to avoid too much religious jargon

Super
As a Reader in the Church of England I have found this book to be really helpful when planning worship. There are sections on most of the usual Church services with a good breakdown of what can happen and when.

The book is easy to read and has much that would help all planners of worship.