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The fourth volume of Thomas Merton's complete journals, one of his final literary legacies, springs from three hundred handwritten pages that capture - in candid, lively, deeply revealing passages -- the growing unrest of the 1960s, which Merton witnessed within himself as plainly as in the changing culture around him. In these decisive years, 1960-1963, Merton, now in his late forties and frequently working in a new hermitage at the Abbey of Gethsemani, finds himself struggling between his longing for a private, spiritual life and the irresistible pull of social concerns. Precisely when he longs for more solitude, and convinces himself he could not cut back on his writing, Merton begins asking complex questions about the contemporary culture ("the 'world' with its funny pants, of which I do not know the name, its sandals and sunglasses"), war, and the churches role in society. Thus despite his resistance, he is drawn into the world where his celebrity and growing concerns for social issues fuel his writings on civil rights, nonviolence, and pacifism and lead him into conflict with those who urge him to leave the moral issues to bishops and theologians. This pivotal volume in the Merton journals reveals a man at the height of a brilliant writing career, marking the fourteenth anniversary of his priesthood but yearning still for the key to true happiness and grace. Here, in his most private diaries, Merton is as intellectually curious, critical, and insightful as in his best-known public writings while he documents his movement from the cloister toward the world, from Novice Master to hermit, from ironic critic to joyous witness to the mystery of God's plan. Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was a Trappist monk, writer and peace activist. His spiritual classics include New Seeds of Contemplation, The Sign of Jonas, Mystics and Zen Masters and The Seven Story Mountain
The reform of liturgical rites ordered by the Second Vatican
Council necessitated a revision of the "Caeremoniale Episcoporum,"
published in 1886. The objective of this ceremonial is to provide a
liturgy for bishops that will stand as a model for all other
celebrations.
The eight divisions of the book cover everything from the Mass
through liturgical celebrations in connection with the government
of a diocese. This is a valued reference for bishops, masters of
ceremonies, diocesan liturgical offices, seminary libraries, etc.
Two-color printing to separate text from rubrics.
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Worship by the Book
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Mark Ashton, R. Kent Hughes, Timothy Keller; Edited by (general) D. A Carson
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What is at stake is authenticity. . . . Sooner or later Christians
tire of public meetings that are profoundly inauthentic, regardless
of how well (or poorly) arranged, directed, performed. We long to
meet, corporately, with the living and majestic God and to offer
him the praise that is his due. ---D. A. Carson Worship is a hot
topic, but the ways that Christians from different traditions view
it vary greatly. What is worship? More important, what does it look
like in action, both in our corporate gatherings and in our daily
lives? These concerns---the blending of principle and
practice---are what Worship by the Book addresses. Cutting through
cultural cliches, D. A. Carson, Mark Ashton, Kent Hughes, and
Timothy Keller explore, respectively: .Worship Under the Word
.Following in Cranmer s Footsteps .Free Church Worship: The
Challenge of Freedom .Reformed Worship in the Global City This is
not a comprehensive theology of worship, writes Carson. Still less
is it a sociological analysis of current trends or a minister s
manual chockfull of how to instructions. Rather, this book offers
pastors, other congregational leaders, and seminary students a
thought-provoking biblical theology of worship, followed by a look
at how three very different traditions of churchmanship might move
from this theological base to a better understanding of corporate
worship. Running the gamut from biblical theology to historical
assessment all the way to sample service sheets, Worship by the
Book shows how local churches in diverse traditions can foster
corporate worship that is God-honoring, Word-revering, heartfelt,
and historically and culturally informed."
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