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In these companion volumes of essays, Jewish and Christian scholars examine from historical, theological and aesthetic perspectives, the practices and intricate interrelationships of Passover and Easter.

Passover and Easter constitute for Jews and Christians respectively two of the most important religious festivals of the year. This volume concentrates on the origins and early developments of the two feasts and how established celebration practices have changed over recent years.

Representing an introduction to the study of prayer, this volume of essays traces both Christian and Jewish prayer traditions up to the turn of the 20th century.

By combining the historical-critical method of traditional scholarship with that of more recent theory drawn from the human sciences, Life Cycles in Jewish and Christian Worship provides a novel treatment of Jewish and Christian life cycles, past and present, and is a unique guide to the history, practice, and theology of life-cycle liturgy.

Essays examining the recent revolution in Jewish and Christian liturgies which reflect the role of North America in the worldwide experiment in liturgical renewal, and re-evaluate the challenges posed to Jews and Christians as they aspire to reshape the liturgical traditions they have inherited.

Passover and Easter constitute for Jews and Christians respectively two of the most important religious festivals of the year. This volume concentrates on the contexts in which they occur - the periods of preparation for the feasts and their connection to Shavuot and Pentecost.

Passover and Easter constitute for Jews and Christians respectively two of the most important religious festivals of the year. This volume concentrates on the contexts in which they occur - the periods of preparation for the feasts and their connection to Shavuot and Pentecost.

This work examines the history, development, current practices, composition and critical views of the liturgical music of both the Jewish and Christian traditions.

Teachers, students, composers, performers, and other practitioners of sacred sound will appreciate this volume because, unlike any book currently available on sacred music, it treats the history, development, current practices, composition, and critical views of the liturgical music of both the Jewish and Christian traditions. Contributors trace Jewish music from its place in Hebrew Scriptures through the nineteenth-century Reform movement. Similar accounts of Christian music describe its growth up to the Protestant Reformation, as well as post-Reformation development. Other essays explore liturgical music in contemporary North America by analyzing it against the backdrop of the continuous social change that characterizes our era.

Part of a series celebrating the liturgical and ecumenical breakthrough that has marked the past several decades. Both Jews and Christians have come to new views of worship. This volume describes how the liturgies of synagogue and church were born and how they evolved through the ages.