TY - BOOK AU - Bradshaw,Paul F. TI - Early Christian worship: a basic introduction to ideas and practice SN - 9780281063451(pbk.) AV - BV6 .B72 2010 U1 - 264.009/015 23 PY - 2010/// CY - London PB - SPCK KW - Worship KW - History KW - Early church, ca. 30-600 KW - Liturgies, Early Christian N1 - Includes index; Christian initiation. Beginnings -- Syria and Egypt -- Rome and North Africa - The fourth-century synthesis -- From adult to infant baptism -- Eucharist. Sacred meal -- Anamnesis and epiclesis: the eucharistic prayer -- Holy food -- "The bloodless sacrifice" -- "Let all mortal flesh keep silence" -- Liturgical time. Daily prayer -- Sunday -- Easter and Pentecost -- Christmas, Epiphany and Lent -- Saints' days ER -