How might Ambrose of Milan, Hildegard of Bingen, and Catherine of Siena inspire us to improve Sunday worship? What about Lawrence, John of Damascus, Thomas Cranmer, Johannes Kepler, Margaret Fell, and Dorothy Day? Even Amy Carmichael can point our assemblies toward more profound worship. In Saints on Sunday, Lutheran laywoman Gail Ramshaw, listening to twenty-four sainted voices, proposes how our past might enliven our future. Characterized by rigorous scholarship and no-nonsense honesty, her essays suggest ways to enrich the gathering, word, meal, and sending of our assemblies on Sunday.
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Contents
Preface vii
1 Assembling on Sunday with Justin 1
2 Acclaiming the Trinity with Catherine of Siena 8
3 Speaking of Christ with Ambrose 14
4 Invoking the Spirit with Symeon the New Theologian 20
5 Renouncing the Devil with Perpetua 27
6 Confessing Sin with Martin Luther 34
7 Welcoming All Genders with Margaret Fell 41
8 Assessing Emotion with Julian of Norwich 49
9 Worshiping in Translation with Catherine Winkworth 56
10 Comprehending the Readings with Jerome 63
11 Chanting the Psalms with Benedict 70
12 Preaching the Faith with Mary Magdalene 76
13 Revering the Cross with Radegund 83
14 Singing Hymns with Philipp Nicolai 90
15 Honoring Images with John of Damascus 97
16 Reciting the Creed with Johannes Kepler 105
17 Praying the Intercessions with Dorothy Day 112
18 Presenting the Offerings with Lawrence 120
19 Passing the Peace with Francis of Assisi 123
20 Fostering Ecumenism with Brother Roger 130
21 Praising and Thanking with Thomas Cranmer 137
22 Greening Our Communion with Hildegard 143
23 Recessing for Service with Amy Carmichael 150
24 Treasuring the Triduum with Egeria 157
Afterword 165
Acknowledgments 169
Notes 171
Sobre o autor
Gail Ramshaw studies and crafts liturgical language from her home outside of Washington, DC. A Lutheran laywoman, a past president of the North American Academy of Liturgy and recipient of its Berakah award, and professor emerita of religion at La Salle University, she has published extensively about biblical metaphors, the Revised Common Lectionary, and parish liturgical practice.