This is an essential introduction to the liturgy for both ordinands and trainee lay readers – indeed for anyone who finds themselves having to plan or lead public worship. Well-known worship writer and speaker Mark Earey has written this book both for lovers and loathers of liturgical worship – and for those who want to discover it for the first time. This updated and enlarged second edition now includes:

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• How liturgy works as a ritual

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• The use of liturgy in different traditions

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• The shape of the Christian year – and what this tells us about God’s engagement with the world

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• Patterns of reading scripture in worship; using music and song; and how to use words and silence in worship

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nLiturgical Worship will enthuse and give confidence to anyone who needs to know more about this fascinating subject.