The Liturgy of Life

Everyday worship practices-from praying the rosary tomoments of recognizing the beauty of God's creation frombeing moved by the power of music to praying Vespers on aniPad-not only take place at different locations and during differentdays of the week but also dynamically interact with one another.The Liturgy of Life examines the interrelationship between thepractice of Sunday Eucharist and the many nonofficial worshippractices that mark the everyday lives of Christians who continuallynegotiate the boundaries of official teaching on liturgy.Drawing on the writings of theologians and sociologists of livedreligion and data from an ethnographic research project thistimely work stretches the contextual horizon of liturgical scholarshipand presents a provocative and dynamic paradigm of Christianworship for the twenty-first century.