A Three-Year Banquet: The Lectionary for the Assembly
About this ebook
A
Three-Year Banquet is a concise, clear,
straightforward introduction to the way that Christian
communities have organized their reading of scripture in worship. The Worship
Matters Studies Series examines key worship issues through
studies by pastors, musicians, and laypeople from throughout the Evangelical
Lutheran Church in America. Features include the following: 1) Informal and
insightful writing for all
readers; 2) Study questions at the end of every chapter; 3) Examination of vital
issues in weekly worship; 4) Increased ability of leaders and congregants to understand
and experience worship more richly.
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About the author
Gail Ramshaw, M.A., M.Div., Ph.D., D.D., a retired professor of religion, has published extensively in the field of liturgical language. Her most recent publications are Word of God, Word of Life: Understanding the Three-Year Lectionaries (2019), a collection of liturgical prayers titled Pray, Praise, and Give Thanks (2017), and a collection of personal prayers titled Blessing and Beseeching (2022). In 2010 she received the Berakah award from the North American Academy of Liturgy. In 2019 she was honored by Virginia Theological Seminary with the degree of Doctor of Divinity, and in 2020 received a Doctor of Divinity from Wartburg Theological Seminary.
