Local Worship, Global Church: Popular Religion and the Liturgy

by Mark R. Francis

Book Overview

How would the history of Roman Catholic worship look if it were viewed first from the perspective of the "people in the pews" rather than through the deliberations of popes and church councils or the writings of theologians? How did the "common people" down through the ages understand what they were doing when they came together in worship--and was this understanding always the same as the "official" interpretation of the church authorities? In Local...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814618790
• ISBN13: 9780814618790
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Liturgical Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"