"Services of the Christian Year is unrivaled in the breadth of the resources it makes available, both for understanding the celebrations of the Christian church and for the actual worship services which surround Christmas and Easter. It is enlightening and inspiring."
- Arlo D. Duba, Professor of Worship, University of Dubuque Theological Seminary "Filled to the brim and running over, Services of the Christian Year offers a wealth of guidance, resources, and wisdom for the doing, leading, and understanding of worship. Busy and thoughtful pastors and others should find themselves turning to these pages again and again."
- John E. Burkhart, Cyrus H. McCormick Professor of Systematic Theology, McCormick Theological Seminary
List of Illustrations
Board of Editorial Consultants
List of Cooperating Publishers
Additional Contributors
Preface to Volume 5 Introduction
Part 1: THE PRACTICE OF THE CHRISTIAN YEAR
Chapter 1: The Christian Year Among the Churches
Part 2: INTRODUCTION TO THE CHRISTIAN YEAR
Chapter 2: The History and Theology of the Christian Year
Part 3: THE SEASONS OF ADVENT
Chapter 3: Introduction to Advent Worship
Chapter 4: Resources for Planning Advent Worship
Chapter 5: The Arts in Advent Worship
Chapter 6: Sample Advent Services
Part 4: THE SEASON OF CHRISTMAS AND EPIPHANY
Chapter 7: Introduction to Christmas and Epiphany Worship
Chapter 8: Resources for planning Christmas and Epiphany Worship
Chapter 9: The Arts from Christmas and Epiphany
Chapter 10: Sample Services for Christmas and Epiphany
Chapter 11: The Season after Epiphany
Part 5: THE SEASON OF LENT
Chapter 12: Introduction to Christmas and Lenten Worship
Chapter 13: Resources for Planning Lenten Worship
Chapter 14: The Arts in Lenten Worship
Chapter 15: Sample Services for Lent
Part 6: RESOURCES FOR HOLY WEEK
Chapter 16: An Introduction to Holy Week
Chapter 17: Resources for Planning Holy Week Worship
Chapter 18: Worship on Palm/Passion Sunday
Chapter 19: Worship on Maundy Thursday
Chapter 20: Worship on Good Friday
Chapter 21: Other Services for Holy Week
Part 7: THE SEASON OF EASTER AND PENTECOST
Chapter 22: Introduction to Easter Worship
Chapter 23: The Easter or Paschal Vigil
Chapter 24: Worship on Easter Sunday
Chapter 25: Worship During the Season of Easter
Chapter 26: The Arts in Easter Worship
Chapter 27: Worship on Pentecost Sunday
Part 8: THE SEASON AFTER PENTECOST AND OTHER COMMEMORATIONS
Chapter 28: The Season after Pentecost
Chapter 29: Other Commemorations in the Christian Calendar
Works Cited
Alphabetical Index
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