Maxwell A Johnson

The Origins of Feasts, Fasts, and Seasons in Early Christianity (Alcuin Club Collections)

The liturgical year is a relatively modern invention. The term itself only came into use in the late sixteenth century. In antiquity, Christians did not view the various festivals and fasts that they experienced as a unified whole. Instead, the different seasons formed a number of completely unrelat...

Between Memory and Hope: Readings on the Liturgical Year

This anthology surveys the development and theology of the liturgical year in the order of its historical evolution: From Sabbath to Sunday"; "From Passover to Pascha" (Lent, Holy Week, Easter, and Pentecost); and "From Pascha to Parousia" (Epiphany, Christmas, and Advent). In addition, introductory...

Images of Baptism

Much of the current theology of Baptism focuses on the image of Baptism as dying and rising, as found in Romans, chapter 6. But, other images such as rebirth and adoption also resound in scripture and tradition. As the author proposes, recovering these traditions may suggest other appropriate feasts...

Documents of the Baptismal Liturgy: Revised and Expanded Edition (Pueblo Books)

Since its first appearance in 1960, Documents of the Baptismal Liturgy has been praised and used by scholars in understanding how the rite of baptism was celebrated through the centuries. This new edition retains the sources previously included and adds Eastern Christian texts from the great East Sy...

Living Water, Sealing Spirit: Readings on Christian Initiation

Now that further research into the various rites of Christian initiation has challenged traditional assumptions, it is time to rewrite the textbooks. The ritual structure, specific detail, prayer content, and theology within the various rites indicate significant differences, ones that cannot be for...

The Church in Act: Lutheran Liturgical Theology in Ecumenical Conversation

The Church in Act explores the dynamics of ecclesial and liturgical theology, examining the body of Christ in action. Maxwell E. Johnson, one of the premier liturgical specialists in the field, provides in this volume historical and doctrinal thinking on a diversity of liturgical subjects under the ...

Praying and Believing in Early Christianity: The Interplay between Christian Worship and Doctrine

What was the impact of liturgy on the development of orthodox doctrine in the early Christian church? With renowned liturgical historian Maxwell E. Johnson as a guide, readers of Praying and Believing in Early Christianity will discover the important and sometimes surprising ways that worship helped...

The Rites of Christian Initiation: Their Evolution and Interpretation (Revised and Expanded Edition)

Originally published in 1999, The Rites of Christian Initiation was haled for its clarity and comprehensiveness. Kalian McDonnell, OSB, called it the best overall treatment of Christian initiation available, and Paul Bradshaw predicted it would be the standard textbook on the subject for very many y...

The Reform of Baptism and Confirmation in American Lutheranism

Benedictine Daily Prayer: A Short Breviary

The Rites of Christian Initiation: Their Evolution and Interpretation

Between Memory and Hope: Readings on the Liturgical Year

Living Water, Sealing Spirit: Readings on Christian Initiation

Documents of the Baptismal Liturgy

The Rites of Christian Initiation: Their Evolution and Interpretation

The Virgin of Guadalupe: Theological Reflections of an Anglo-Lutheran Liturgist