Teach Us to Pray - The Lords Prayer, Catechesis, Ritual Reform in Sixteenth Century

Katharine Mahon follows the functions of the Lord's Prayer in catechesis, liturgy, and private prayer through the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. This cross-confessional study explores the transformation of the patterns of ritual formation in the reforms of Martin Luther, Thomas Cranmer, and Roman Catholic authorities.

List of contents

Chapter 1 The Lord's Prayer: A Lens into a Ritual System
Chapter 2 The Ritual Functions of the Lord's Prayer in Medieval Patterns of Christian Formation
Chapter 3 Reritualizing Catechesis: The Lord's Prayer in Reformation Catechisms
Chapter 4 Reritualizing Liturgical Participation: The Lord's Prayer in Reformation Liturgy
Chapter 5 Teaching How to Pray: Reritualizing Lay Private Prayer
Conclusion: Reforming Ritual and Reritualizing Christian Formation

About the author

By Katharine Mahon

Summary

Katharine Mahon follows the functions of the Lord’s Prayer in catechesis, liturgy, and private prayer through the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. This cross-confessional study explores the transformation of the patterns of ritual formation in the reforms of Martin Luther, Thomas Cranmer, and Roman Catholic authorities.

Product details

• Authors: Katharine Mahon
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9781978706842
• ISBN: 978-1-978706-84-2
• No. of pages: 180
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Middle Ages; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Europe, European History, RELIGION / Christian Rituals & Practice / Worship & Liturgy, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Prayerbooks / Christian, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, Christian life & practice, Medieval History, Christian liturgy, prayerbooks & hymnals, Christian life and practice, Prayer and prayer books, RELIGION / Christian Living / General, European history: medieval period, middle ages, HISTORY / Europe / Medieval, Prayers and liturgical material, Christian prayerbooks