Washing Feet: Imitating the Example of Jesus in the Liturgy Today

More than half a century after its introduction into the Easter liturgy, the rite of the washing of feet on Holy Thursday goes to the heart of what it means to take part in Christian liturgy as well as to live a Christian life. In "Washing Feet: Imitating the Example of Jesus in the Liturgy Today, " Thomas O Loughlin explores the significance of mutual foot washing in early Christian communities and in the rituals of churches today.

Author: Thomas O'Loughlin
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: 12/01/2015
Pages: 144
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 6.90h x 4.90w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9780814648612

About the Author
O'Loughlin, Thomas: -

Thomas O'Loughlin is professor of historical theology at the University of Nottingham, UK. He uses the tools of the historian to look afresh at how we ask and answer theological problems. O'Loughlin was elected president of the Catholic Theological Association of Great Britain in 2016. He is the author of The Rites and Wrongs of Liturgy: Why Good Liturgy Matters and Washing Feet: Imitating the Example of Jesus in Liturgy Today, both from Liturgical Press.

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