The Worshipbook of 1970
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The Worshipbook of 1970 is a liturgical book of the Presbyterian Church (USA)
and was a radical departure from previous works. This book was composed in the shadow of a great ecumenical movement that included the Consultation on Church Union
, the Second Vatican Council
(Vatican II), the Jesus Movement
, and many other attempts toward liturgical reform and ecumenical unions.
The most significant feature is its brevity. The Worshipbook of 1970 is visibly thinner than the previous editions of the Book of Common Worship. The language is very contemporary, taking what was then a bold step away from Elizabethan language in a liturgical book. There was less dependency on liturgical traditions, such as the Book of Common Prayer
.
Since the book was so thin, it was published as both a singular volume and also bound with a new hymnal for the church.
Liturgical book of the Presbyterian Church (USA)
There have been several liturgical books used in American Presbyterian Churches. The main service book in current use is the Book of Common Worship , published by the Presbyterian Church in cooperation with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church....
and was a radical departure from previous works. This book was composed in the shadow of a great ecumenical movement that included the Consultation on Church Union
Consultation on Church Union
The Consultation on Church Union was an effort towards church unity in the United States, that began in 1962 and in 2002 became the Churches Uniting in Christ...
, the Second Vatican Council
Second Vatican Council
The Second Vatican Council addressed relations between the Roman Catholic Church and the modern world. It was the twenty-first Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church and the second to be held at St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. It opened under Pope John XXIII on 11 October 1962 and closed...
(Vatican II), the Jesus Movement
Jesus movement
The Jesus movement was a movement in Christianity beginning on the West Coast of the United States in the late 1960s and early 1970s and spreading primarily through North America and Europe, before dying out by the early 1980s. It was the major Christian element within the hippie counterculture,...
, and many other attempts toward liturgical reform and ecumenical unions.
The most significant feature is its brevity. The Worshipbook of 1970 is visibly thinner than the previous editions of the Book of Common Worship. The language is very contemporary, taking what was then a bold step away from Elizabethan language in a liturgical book. There was less dependency on liturgical traditions, such as the Book of Common Prayer
Book of Common Prayer
The Book of Common Prayer is the short title of a number of related prayer books used in the Anglican Communion, as well as by the Continuing Anglican, "Anglican realignment" and other Anglican churches. The original book, published in 1549 , in the reign of Edward VI, was a product of the English...
.
Since the book was so thin, it was published as both a singular volume and also bound with a new hymnal for the church.
See also
- Liturgical book of the Presbyterian Church (USA)Liturgical book of the Presbyterian Church (USA)There have been several liturgical books used in American Presbyterian Churches. The main service book in current use is the Book of Common Worship , published by the Presbyterian Church in cooperation with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church....
- The Book of Common Worship of 1906The Book of Common Worship of 1906The Book of Common Worship of 1906 was the first liturgical book of the Presbyterian Church in the United States. It was replaced by a new edition in 1932.The book was the result of overtures from the Synod of New York and the Presbytery of Denver...
- The Book of Common Worship of 1932The Book of Common Worship of 1932The Book of Common Worship of 1932 was the second liturgical book of the Presbyterian Church . It was superseded by a new edition in 1946....
- The Book of Common Worship of 1946The Book of Common Worship of 1946The Book of Common Worship of 1946 was the third liturgical book of the Presbyterian Church and provided for more congregational participation than previous versions....
- The Book of Common Worship of 1993The Book of Common Worship of 1993The Book of Common Worship of 1993 is the fifth liturgical book of the Presbyterian Church .With the reunion of the United Presbyterian Church and the Presbyterian Church , which took place in 1983, the need arose for a new liturgical book of the Presbyterian Church...