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Living the Liturgy Kindle Edition

by Stanley Harakas (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 out of 5 stars 15 ratings
If you have ever complained that you don't get much out of the liturgy, this book is for YOU! It is an exciting new approach to the Divine Liturgy providing an easy to understand, direct and simple guide to real liturgical participation. 5 1/4" x 8". 144 pages. 10th printing.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B007AM7LS0
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Light and Life Publishing, www.light-n-life.com (February 16, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 16, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 277 KB
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 213 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 out of 5 stars 15 ratings

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Customers find the book to be an excellent learning tool, with one mentioning it helps understand what's happening during liturgy. They appreciate its liturgical content, particularly how it applies to Divine Liturgy.

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Customers find the book to be an excellent aid, with one customer noting it helps understand what is happening during liturgical events.

"Very helpful in understanding what is happening and what is represented in the liturgy of the Church...." Read more

"Very useful link to the Orthodox liturgy." Read more

"...and explanation of the Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom with helpful tips on how to more fully participate in the Liturgy as a lay member of..." Read more

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Customers appreciate the liturgical content of the book, with one mentioning how it helps them appreciate church every week.

"...in understanding what is happening and what is represented in the liturgy of the Church. As new Orthodox Christian it helps me a great deal." Read more

"...the words which allows my being able to understand and appreciate church every week which makes me appreciate my being greek orthodox...." Read more

"Very useful link to the Orthodox liturgy." Read more

"Excellent description and explanation of the Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom with helpful tips on how to more fully participate in the..." Read more

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    5.0 out of 5 stars Actually I thort it was a Roman Catholic book but ...
    Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2016
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    Actually I thort it was a Roman Catholic book but found it interesting it being a Greek Catholic version. We have plenty to learn from them
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  • Paulina
    5.0 out of 5 stars As new Orthodox Christian it helps me a great deal.
    Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2014
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    Very helpful in understanding what is happening and what is represented in the liturgy of the Church. As new Orthodox Christian it helps me a great deal.
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  • Maria
    4.0 out of 5 stars learning tool
    Reviewed in the United States on May 13, 2019
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    Before buying this as a kindle book I noticed I had read the book in 2015 before I started with kindle books. I also discovered that I only gave it 3 stars. Now 2019 in a kindle I definitely say its a 5 plus stars rating. Maybe I am more appreciative of being Greek Orthodox, or, reading in the kindle helps me absorb the words which allows my being able to understand and appreciate church every week which makes me appreciate my being greek orthodox.
    I am also grateful to Mr. Harakas for his viewpoints concerning liturgy. Some, I won't say all, match what I learn and hear weekly via my priest. Its a book I will look forward to re reading and applying to Divine Liturgy. Thank you.
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  • Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Best book on the liturgy
    Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2013
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    Clear and concise book on what to do throughout the liturgy if you are NOT a priest, deacon or choir member. The importance of the congregation is the focus of the book.
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  • George C. Mitchell
    5.0 out of 5 stars Very good
    Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2016
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    Very useful link to the Orthodox liturgy.
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    4.0 out of 5 stars Great Read
    Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2018
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    Excellent description and explanation of the Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom with helpful tips on how to more fully participate in the Liturgy as a lay member of the congregation. Published in the early 1970s, it could use some updates to the text of the Liturgy. But it is still an excellent aid for those planning to attend the Liturgy in any age.
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  • Nicholas Dujmovic
    4.0 out of 5 stars very useful
    Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2014
    This book by Father Stanley Harakas is a good place to begin for the Orthodox Christian layman who wishes to get more out of the Divine Liturgy, which means making an effort to understand what is happening and why.

    My only criticism concerns the author's elimination of the role of the deacon, whose role in the Liturgy is normative, not to mention that bishops are hardly ever mentioned. Moreover, there's too much emphasis on the choir when the responses belong to the people.

    Generally, however, I found this a sensitive and insightful treatment, useful for most Orthodox Christians.
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  • Christopher C.
    3.0 out of 5 stars Useful, but clearly a product of a somewhat different era
    Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2005
    LIVING THE LITURGY is a guide by Greek Orthodox priest Stanley Harakas written to help Orthodox Christians in America have a deeper appreciation of the Sunday liturgical experience. As a catechumen in the Orthodox Church, I found it somewhat interesting and useful.

    The Divine Liturgy is, quite literally, the "work of the people", and yet very often the faithful attending services are passive, detached, and intimidated. Harakas organises his work around three three "keys" which make the liturgy understandable and even captivating for believers. The first is a basic understanding of sacramental worship, that the Church's natural moment is its gathering to celebrate the Eucharist. The second is an understanding of the structure of the liturgy as it is conducted today. While some books on the liturgy track its long history and development, Fr Harakas says that the average Orthodox Christian can focus on the modern form. Finally, the third key is a pratical definition of what kind of participation is necessary in the liturgy. As an appendix, he gives the entire text of the Divine Liturgy.

    The book was written in 1974, and it targets an audience somewhat different than many Orthodox materials today. In 1974, Orthodoxy was still mostly a church limited to ethnic enclaves, whose churchgoers were often present on Sundays just for fellowship with people of the same national origin. This ethnic Orthodox are the sort of people to whom Fr Harakas addresses his work. These types remain even to this day, and so the book can still be useful. However, in the following decades, many have converted to the Orthodox Church from Protestant denominations or the Roman Catholic Church, and they have an outlook different than what Fr Harakas expects for his audience. The last half of the book, which covers the liturgy in depth part by part, will be most interesting for converts.
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