Worship Traditions in Armenia and the Neighboring Christian East An International Symposium in Honor of the 40th Anniversary of St. Nersess Armenian Seminary

includes index and biblioraphy

1. Liturgy in history : The development of the liturgy in Armenia and her Neighbors Was the Eucharistic Anaphora Recited Secretly or Aloud ? The ancient tradition and what became of It ........15 On the Formation of the Armenian Anaphoras : A preliminary Overview ............59 Response to gabriele Winkler on the Formation of the armenian anaphoras : A preliminary overview ..........87 On the preparatory rites of the Armenian Divine liturgy....93 Response to hans-jurgen feulner on the Preparatory rites of the Armenian Divine liturgy.........119 The influence of Iconoclasm on Liturgy.......127 2. Liturgy in Context : Liturgies effect on sacred architecture , arts, and letters Some distinctive features in syriac liturgical texts ......141 A first glance at the armenian prayers attributed to surb eprem Xorin Asorwoy .........161 Homilies and biblical Commentary in Classical Armenian writers ...........175 Mandakuni`s Encyclical On Fasting ..........187 The liturgical imagination of medieval Armenian Monasticism ........197 Vardan aygekei`s Holy places prayerbook ............233 The altar and the martyr........237 3. Liturgy yesterday and today : The interplay of faith, liturgy and change Armenian spirituality .................263 Toward a modern mystagogy of eastern liturgies ..............285 The monastery and applied liturgical Renewal..........307 The Question of Modern liturgical Reform in the Armenian Church .................325