Early Christian worship : a basic introduction to ideas and practice - BRADSHAW, Paul F. (Collegeville, Minn. : Liturgical Press, 2010)
Christian initiation. Beginnings -- Syria and Egypt -- Rome and North Africa - The fourth-century synthesis -- From adult to infant baptism -- Eucharist. Sacred meal -- Anamnesis and epiclesis: the eucharistic prayer -- Holy food -- "The bloodless sacrifice" -- "Let all mortal flesh keep silence" -- Liturgical time. Daily prayer -- Sunday -- Easter and Pentecost -- Christmas, Epiphany and Lent -- Saints' days.
Includes index.
Keywords: Worship -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600.; Liturgies, Early Christian