Event Title
What's New in the Study of the Liturgical Year?
Location
Brown & Gold Room, Harre Union, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN
Start Date
28-4-2014 1:00 PM
End Date
28-4-2014 4:00 PM
Description
The seminar will focus on contemporary liturgical scholarship on the origins, evolution, and meaning of Sunday, Pascha, Christmas, and the feasts of saints, especially in early Christianity but with contemporary implications.
COinS
Apr 28th, 1:00 PM
Apr 28th, 4:00 PM
What's New in the Study of the Liturgical Year?
Brown & Gold Room, Harre Union, Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN
About the Presenter
Maxwell Johnson is Professor of Liturgical Studies at the University of Notre Dame. His research interests are in the origins and development of early Christian Liturgy and in the history and theology of the rites of Christian initiation. His book, The Rites of Christian Initiation: Their Evolution and Interpretation, revised and expanded edition (Collegeville: Pueblo, 2007), is widely used in schools of theology and seminaries. He is the author and/or editor of several books, including Benedictine Daily Prayer: A Short Breviary (Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 2005); as co-author with Paul F. Bradshaw, The Orgins of Feasts, Fasts, and Seasons (London: SPCK, 2011), and over 75 articles in scholarly and pastoral-theological publications.