“This sweeping overview of liturgical history is useful for both the novice and the expert. Every chapter is carefully written, deeply researched, and cogently synthesized. The organization of material provides readers with a useful framework for further expanding their knowledge. A highly recommended resource for those seeking to grasp not only the multiple origins of Christian worship but also the complexity of traditions as they continue to develop today.”—Gerardo Martí, William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Sociology, Davidson College; author of Worship across the Racial Divide: Religious Music and the Multiracial Congregation

“The second volume of this much-needed series is a lively historical read. It engages the reader in a manner that leads them to know many new things about the ways in which God works through his gathered assemblies and, by so doing, invites the reader to know even more about their ecclesial neighbors. As we receive the witness of those whom God has been shaping through the ages, we are given the gift to hear and see our Christian sisters and brothers, not in competition, or with disdainful theological critique, but as those who live within the splendor of our Lord’s continual prayer that ‘all may be one.’ Historical Foundations of Worship will serve the whole oikumenē in the way that rocks in a tumbler bring out each other’s radiance, so that in a unity of spirit, we will seek to join together in the psalmist’s doxological imperative to ‘worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness.’”—Amy C. Schifrin, president emeritus, North American Lutheran Seminary

“This collection offers an admirable and engaging introduction for the student navigating a way into liturgical studies, and it is a comprehensive guide for anyone responsible for overseeing that journey. The contributors have brought scholarly depth as well as a lively sense of the practice of worship to their readers. They write with animation and understand the virtues of conciseness and reading lists that encourage further study rather than inducing dismay. It is particularly good to see chapters on the Anabaptist, Pentecostal, and evangelical traditions joining the ‘mainstream’ Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestant families in one volume.”—Bridget Nichols, lecturer in Anglicanism and liturgy, Church of Ireland Theological Institute, Dublin