Towards a People's Liturgy: The Importance of Language

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Gracewing Publishing, 1994 - Religion - 116 pages
"Since the introduction of the vernacular into Catholic liturgy, there has been much discussion of its effect on Mass attendance, and of lay people's experience of public worship. In this important study Mark Elvins examines the roots of vernacular liturgy - from the first English Bible translations of men like Wycliffe, through the establishment of ICEL, and up until the current controversies over inclusive language ...." [from back cover]

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Contents

The Beginnings of Christian Liturgy Language
1
The Triumph of Latin
5
The Language of the People
8
English Rediscovered
17
A Conflict of Language
21
Bible English
27
The Vernacular
36
English English
44
The Work of Translation
59
Reaction from the
64
The Association for English Worship
68
AEW and ICEL
73
A Personal Reflection
83
Allies Across the Atlantic
87
Appendix I
90
Copyright

Divided by Gender
51

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