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The Spirit of the Liturgy »

Authors: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI, Benedict XVI, Pope Benedict XVI, John Saward
ISBN-13: 9780898707847, ISBN-10: 0898707846
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Date Published: September 2000
Edition: (Non-applicable)

	Preface	7
Pt. 1	The Essence of the Liturgy
1	Liturgy and Life: The Place of the Liturgy in Reality	13
2	Liturgy - Cosmos - History	24
3	From Old Testament to New: The Fundamental Form of the Christian Liturgy - Its Determination by Biblical Faith	35
Pt. 2	Time and Space in the Liturgy
1	The Relationship of the Liturgy to Time and Space: Some Preliminary Questions	53
2	Sacred Places - The Significance of the Church Building	62
3	The Altar and the Direction of Liturgical Prayer	74
4	The Reservation of the Blessed Sacrament	85
5	Sacred Time	92
Pt. 3	Art and Liturgy
1	The Question of Images	115
2	Music and Liturgy	136
Pt. 4	Liturgical Form
1	Rite	159
2	The Body and the Liturgy	171
	Bibliography	225