As an Alcuin Club Collection this really needs no introduction – it is, as you expect, an excellent study that opens up the topic to general and scholarly readers alike.
That we increasingly understand that the diversity of the Eastern Liturgies is a token of their long authenticity and not a sign of later corruption or imperfection means they are of deep interest as we seek to understand our own worshipping practice.
The comparative approach here is also really valuable, as the differences between the liturgies throw light on the evolution and motivations. That the liturgies have been dynamic over time was a new insight for me – as was the level of potential liturgical reform that might come to the Eastern Churches in the near future.
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