Gordon W. Lathrop has taught liturgy at Wartburg Theological Seminary, the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, Yale Divinity School, and the Virginia Theological Seminary. His books from Fortress Press include the trilogy Holy Ground (2003), Holy People (1999), and Holy Things (1993), as well as The Four Gospels on Sunday (2012) and The Pastor (2006). He is also the author of Central Things (Worship Matters, 2005).
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Preface 1. Introduction: Liturgy, Bible, Images Part One: Scripture in the Christian Meeting 2. The Rebirth of Images: Hebrew Scriptures in Christian Liturgical Use 3. Images for Reform: Paul, the Gospels, and Liturgical Renewal 4. Saving Images: The New Testament and the Purposes of Christian Worship Part Two: The Order of the Meeting and the Scriptures 5. Ordo: The Bible, the Shape of the Liturgy, and the Classic Liturgical Texts 6. Word: Lectionary, Preaching, Hymnody 7. Meal: Biblical Shape and Biblical Images in Thanksgiving and Blessing Part Three: Saving Images 8. Conclusion: The Bible in the Assembly