Word of God, Word of Life
Understanding the Three-Year Lectionaries
Published on 2. December 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
179 pages
978-1-5064-4915-9 (ISBN)
Description
Gail Ramshaw provides ten insights into the three-year lectionaries to guide all who are interested in exploring the meaning and importance of the Revised Common Lectionary and the Lectionary for Mass. Ramshaw combines deep historical, biblical, liturgical, and ecumenical knowledge with a keen perspective on the contemporary church to show us all the value and wisdom of these lectionaries.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
10 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
499 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5064-4915-9 (9781506449159)
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12/2019
Augsburg Fortress
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Person
Gail Ramshaw, M.A., M.Div., Ph.D., D.D., a retired professor of religion, has published extensively in the field of liturgical language. Her most recent publications are Word of God, Word of Life: Understanding the Three-Year Lectionaries (2019), a collection of liturgical prayers titled Pray, Praise, and Give Thanks (2017), and a collection of personal prayers titled Blessing and Beseeching (2022). In 2010 she received the Berakah award from the North American Academy of Liturgy. In 2019 she was honored by Virginia Theological Seminary with the degree of Doctor of Divinity, and in 2020 received a Doctor of Divinity from Wartburg Theological Seminary.