An octopus in a matchbox: an introduction to the work of Bryan D. Spinks / Melanie C. Ross
Pt. 1. Early church and Eastern traditions. St. John Chrysostom, preacher committed to the seriousness of worship / Robert Taft
The 'opening of the door' ceremony on Palm Sunday in the Armenian Church / Michael Daniel Findikyan
A tension between private and public prayer?: reflections on the origins of the day hours / Gregory Woolfenden
The East Syrian eucharistic prayers / Anthony Gelston
Varieties of early Christian baptismal anointing / Paul Bradshaw
Pt. 2. Patristic and Reformation eras. The transfiguration sermon of Peter the Venerable, Abbot of Cluny / Kenneth Stevenson
Is the institution narrative necessary in the eucharist?: the opinion of Martin Bucer, Corpus Christi, Cambridge, MS 113, pp. 315-324 / Gordon Jeanes
Metrical psalms and canticles, the Book of common prayer, and Thomas Cranmer / Robin A. Leaver
Pt. 3. Contemporary liturgical reform. The Berkeley rite / Joseph Britton
Two models of inculturation and eucharistic prayers with children / Phillip Tovey
'Outward ceremony and honourable badge': the theological significance of the sign of the cross in the baptismal liturgies of the Church of England and Scottish Episcopal Church / Simon Jones
Is ecumenical worship a serious business?: (two case studies and a funeral) / Siobhán Garrigan
Is anything normative in contemporary Lutheran worship? / Maxwell E. Johnson
The serious drama of worship / Melanie C. Ross
From 'DNA' to 'cellular structure': charting recent evangelical shcolarly engagement with corporate worship practices / John D. Witvliet.
The serious business of worship : essays in honour of Bryan D. Spinks. ISBN 9780567033260. Published by T&T Clark in 2010. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.