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Found 3 comments on Introduction to Liturgical Theology:

u/[deleted] · 7 pointsr/Christianity

In short, liturgical theology is the study of God through your church's worship and rule of prayer (lex orandi) and how your worship/rule of prayer illuminates theological meaning and defines the faith (lex credendi). Both currently and historically over the centuries of the tradition of your church's rule of prayer.

This texts by an Orthodox priest, fr. Alexander Schmemann would be good to study this and how the early Church inherited and contiuned the lex orandi of Israelite Temple and synagogue worship and its passage through time.

https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Liturgical-Theology-Alexander-Schmemann/dp/0913836184

Followed by this book by an Anglican priest doing something similar.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0281070989?ref=ppx_pt2_mob_b_prod_image

Although if you are intersted, you might want to look for scholarship explicitly on the anglican rites, but this would be a good start as its a shared pre schism history.

u/TheMetropolia · 3 pointsr/Christianity

Definitely, when I started reading fr. Alexander Schmemann's Introduction to Liturgical Theology, that same question occurred to me as well so I understand the reasoning behind the question. And along that point, that would be a good book to look into as well as Schmemann's For the Life of the World. If you want to look more into this.

https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-Liturgical-Theology-Alexander-Schmemann/dp/0913836184

https://www.amazon.com/Life-World-Classics-Vladimirs-Paperback/dp/0881416177/ref=pd_sbs_14_t_0/141-7297250-8330444?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0881416177&pd_rd_r=e63fba6e-22ce-483c-8476-45e1719cd26f&pd_rd_w=6SQnQ&pd_rd_wg=qMrfC&pf_rd_p=5cfcfe89-300f-47d2-b1ad-a4e27203a02a&pf_rd_r=F02BFCTGZ85SCPG9572V&psc=1&refRID=F02BFCTGZ85SCPG9572V

Here is a little 10 minute documentary on fr. Schmemann and his work as he is actually pretty influential in Eastern Orthodoxy and particularly the Orthodox Church in America, he was the dean of a very important OCA seminary, one of two, for 30 years so his influence within the OCA is pretty big.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEu2yiXRYdU

u/jw101 · 1 pointr/OrthodoxChristianity

>I think part of me doesn't want to freak her out about something that I'm worried could just end up being a phase....

Yes, I'm not sure how familiar you are with Orthodoxy, but there are some rather freaky and disturbing things to it when you are coming to it for the first time.

For example, venerating the tombs where saints are buried and being anointed with holy salves that are springing forth from the bones of these men. I'm speaking literally here. Being called to participate in present day miracles and mysteries is no easy task. I don't mean to scare you off, along with the mysteries there is unmistakable beauty and richness which can be found no where else.

Although, idealistically, it doesn't matter where you go, I think practically speaking though you both would be served well by going to a more modern minded parish.

I know you're being recommended lots of books at this time, but if I could reocmmend one more for you Introduction to Liturgical Theology by Alexander Schmemann will help you to understand the roots of the early Church, why the Sabbath is important to them, where vespers and matins came from, why the Passover and Pentecost continued to be celebrated and much much more. All presented from a liturgical and Orthodoxy perspective.

I know that you went to seminary, but understanding the roots of the Liturgical worship from an Orthodox perspective is not always easy to understand, especially in explaining this to your wife I think this could be very helpful.