What is it about?

This paper uses Umberto Eco's writing to open up some of the implications of the move from non-Eucharistic forms of worship (such as Mattins and Evensong) to more Eucharistically centred liturgy in the Church of England.

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Why is it important?

This paper was written before the introduction of Common Worship by the Church of England and argues for affirmation and encouragement of diversity in parish worship.

Perspectives

The is the first of a series of studies which uses metaphor to explore the organizational nature of the Church and its ministry.

Dr Vaughan S Roberts
Coventry Cathedral

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This page is a summary of: Umberto Eco and The "Habit" of Family Communion, The Modern Churchman, January 1989, Liverpool University Press,
DOI: 10.3828/mc.31.2.10.
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