Worship, Its Theology and Practice

Foreword
Introduction
A Note on Terminology

First Part: Problems of Principle
Chapter 1. Christian worship considered as the recapitulation of the history of salvation
1. The Christological basis of church worship
2. The presence of Christ in Christian worship and the epiklesis
3. The cult as recapitulation of the history of salvation
Chapter 2. The cult as the epiphany of the Church
1. The Church as a liturgical assembly
2. The implications of the cult considered as the epiphany of the Church
3. The cult as the heart of the local Christian community
Chapter 3. The cult, the end and future of the world
1. Two preliminary remarks
2. The cult considered as a threat to the world
3. The cult as a promise for the world
4. Cult and evangelization
Chapter 4. The approach to forms
1. Necessity and limitations of liturgical forms
2. The domains of liturgical expression
3. Discipline and liberty in liturgical expression
4. The reward of liturgical expression
Chapter 5. The necessity of the cult
1. Justification of the necessity of Christian worship
2. The usefulness of the cult
3. Obedience to the call to worship, and in its celebration

Second Part: Problems of Celebration
Chapter 6. The components of the cult
1. List of the elements of the cult
2. How to articulate the elements of worship in relation to one another
Chapter 7. The participants in the cult
1. God
2. The faithful
3. The angels, partners in worship
4. The world and its sighs
Chapter 8. The time of the cult
1. Sunday
2. The liturgical year
3. The sanctification of time
Chapter 9. The place of worship
1. The signs of Christ's presence
2. The place of worship as a witness to the presence of Christ
3. The sanctification of space
Chapter 10. The order of worship
1. Teachings which result from the history of worship
2. The order of worship

Conclusion
Bibliography
Index