For the Life of the World

SAMUEL TORVEND is senior historian in Religion at Pacific Lutheran University and associate priest for adult formation at Christ Episcopal Church in Tacoma, Washington. He is the chair emeritus of the Commission on Liturgy and the Arts in the Diocese of Olympia and a much-published author on liturgy and social justice. He lives in Lakewood, WA. SAMUEL TORVEND is senior historian in Religion at Pacific Lutheran University and associate priest for adult formation at Christ Episcopal Church in Tacoma, Washington. He is the chair emeritus of the Commission on Liturgy and the Arts in the Diocese of Olympia and a much-published author on liturgy and social justice. He lives in Lakewood, WA.

• Introduction 1 The Language of the Liturgy Is Scriptural Story and Ritual Symbol: There Is Always More 2 The Liturgy Orients Us to a Loving, Liberating, and Life-Giving Mission Two Words Concerning Liturgy A Challenge and a Promise 3 The Liturgy Asks Life-Changing Questions Christians Are Made, Not Born Protection From the World or Service in It? 4 The Liturgy Holds Tradition and Change Together Encountering Christ Today Invitations and Instructions 5 The Liturgy Leads Us to the Seasons of Life on God’s Earth A Day Filled with Promise A Week with an Earth-Loving God A Year with the Cosmic Christ Lexicon Select Bibliography

"Samuel Torvend asked a question that I’ve been mulling over since I heard it in 2009: ‘How do we live in the world the things that we rehearse in worship?’ Little Books on Liturgy is a scripturally and theologically grounded series that guides the reader to engage and answer the question through the lens of the Anglican liturgical and lectionary traditions."