Worship Without Words: The Signs and Symbols of Our Faith

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Summary: Good Introduction to Liturgical Worship
Review: This is an excellent start for those investigating liturgical worship in the Christian Church. It does tend to be slanted toward the Roman Church omitting several Anglican similarities. For example, Rosary is listed as specifically Roman even though it's use is widespread in the Anglican (Episcopal) Church. Under the heading Books of Worship, the breviary is listed as used in the Roman Catholic Church omitting the Anglican Breviary as well as the Anglican Missal. In the procession, the boat boy (boy who carries the unburned incense)is not mentioned and under clergy there is no mention of a Canon who is fairly common in the Anglican Church. There are other omissions and not much detail about the Orthodox tradition, however, most major subjects have been covered and provide a begining for those interested.