The Blessing of Waters and Epiphany

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'One of the finest recent examples of the craft of liturgical theology - historical sources grounding theological insights which have deep resonances for the contemporary church.' Kevin W. Irwin, The Catholic University of America, USA 'Students of Byzantine liturgy will find this an abundantly informative study of a rite which not only holds a significant place in popular Orthodox piety but also has significant wider theological and pastoral implications.' Journal of Theological Studies 'In his The Blessing of Waters and Epiphany Denysenko gives us one of the finest books of liturgical theology to be published in recent years... Denysenko's work is invaluable for all who seek to deepen their understanding of the ritual setting of Epiphany, Orthodox and non-Orthodox, ordained and lay, Eastern and Western, alike, offering informative insights into the Christian renewal of Baptism through receiving the blessed waters, and proposing new perspectives of ecological stewardship in the contemporary world, drawing on a synthesis of patristic writing on liturgy.' Heythrop Journal '...Denysenko is to be congratulated on uncovering the richness of this liturgical tradition. [...]Those with an interest in eastern rites of initiation will particularly benefit from Denysenko's research, not least because of the significant theological connections between rites of blessing the water and of baptism, which Denysenko skilfully identifies and elucidates. ...[The] study successfully raises the profile of a rite which is of fundamental theological and devotional significance to the eastern church...' Anaphora