Daily Prayer in the Early Church

by Paul Bradshaw

'In liturgical study, and especially in English liturgical study, the subject of the daily office has always been something of the poor relation', writes the author in his preface. This volume aims to do something to fill that gap. It begins with a detailed examination of the Jewish background and of the practice of daily prayer in the first three centuries of the Church, and goes on to trace the evolution of the divine office in both its monastic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606081055
• ISBN13: 9781606081051
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.3"