Early Christian Worship: A Basic Introduction to Ideas and Practice
- London: SPCK, 1996.
- vii, 104 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Christian initiation. Beginnings -- Syria and Egypt -- Rome and North Africa -- The fourth-century synthesis -- From adult to infant baptism -- Eucharist. Sacred meal -- Anamnesis and epiclesis: the eucharistic prayer -- Holy food -- "The bloodless sacrifice" -- "Let all mortal flesh keep silence" -- Liturgical time. Daily prayer -- Sunday -- Easter and Pentecost -- Christmas, Epiphany and Lent -- Saints' days.