T&T Clark Companion to Liturgy

Alcuin Reid is a monk of the Monastère Saint-Benoît in the diocese of Fréjus-Toulon, France. He is an internationally renowned liturgical scholar and author whose work has been published in at least eight languages.

• Table of ContentsIntroduction—Alcuin ReidAbbreviationsPART I: WHAT IS THE LITURGY?1 Liturgical Theology—David W. FagerbergPART II: THE LITURGY IN HISTORY2 The Jewish Roots of Christian Liturgy— Robert Hayward, Durham University, UK3 The Study of Early Christian Worship— Daniel Van Slyke, Holy Apostles College, USA4 Key Themes in the Study of Early Medieval Liturgy— Yitzhak Hen, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel5 Late Medieval Liturgy: A Celebration of Emmanuel, “God with us”.—James Monti, Liturgical Scholar and Writer, USA6 The Roman Missal of the Council of Trent— Anthony Chadwick, Priest of the Traditional Anglican Communion, France7 In Pursuit of Participation—Liturgy and Liturgists in Early Modern and Post Enlightenment Catholicism—Alcuin Reid, Monastère Saint-Benoît, FranceAppendix: Two Nineteenth Century Liturgists—Paul Gunter OSB, Pontifical Liturgical Institute of Saint Anselmo, Italy8 The Twentieth Century Liturgical Movement—Alcuin Reid, Monastère Saint-Benoît, France9 The Liturgy of the Sacraments—James Leachman OSB, St Benedict's Abbey, UK 10. The Divine Office in History—†Lázló Dobszay, (1935-2011)11 Gregorian Chant—Susan Treacy, Ave Maria University, USAPART III: THE LITURGY OF THE SECOND VATICAN COUNCIL 12 The Vision of the Constitution on the Liturgy—†Anscar Chupungco OSB (1939-2013)13 The Implementation of Sacrosanctum Concilium—†Anscar Chupungco OSB (1939-2013) 14 After Sacrosanctum Concilium: Continuity or Rupture?—Alcuin Reid, Monastère Saint-Benoît, France15 A Reform of the Reform?—Thomas Kocik, St Anne’s Parish, USAPART VI: THEMES IN CONTEMPORARY LITURGICAL STUDIES16 Pastoral Liturgy Revisited—Alcuin Reid, Monastère Saint-Benoît, France17 The Liturgy and Sacred Language—Uwe Michael Lang, Heythrop College, UK18 Englishing the Mass—Bruce Harbert, Archdiocese of Birmingham, UK19 Liturgical Music—Timothy McDonnell, Ave Maria University, USA20 Liturgical Architecture—Thomas Gordon Smith, University of Notre Dame, USA21 The Usus Antiquior: Its History and Importance after the Second Vatican Council—Alcuin Reid, Monastère Saint-Benoît, France22 An Anglican Perspective— Ben Gordon-Taylor, College of the Resurrection, UKPART V: A-Z OF THE STUDY OF CATHOLIC LITURGY ContributorsNotesIndex

[The T&T Clark Companion to Liturgy] offers a comprehensive overview of current liturgical issues ... [and] it does so in a scholarly yet accessible way, allowing a voice to contrary arguments. It is undoubtedly a required resource for liturgy studies.