Renewing Worship: The Recovery of Classical Patterns

Abstract

On almost all sides, official liturgical revisions in the second half of the twentieth century have recognized that Christian Sunday worship, in its fulness, includes both word and table. This is clearly stated in the Lima text on Baptism, Eucharist, and Ministry, and in one way or another, practically all church responses accept this, whatever their respective difficulties of implementation. It is not simply a question of antiquarian return to early tradition. … Rather the ancient tradition is seen to have permanent theological advantages.