Joint Liturgical Studies
Joint Liturgical Studies offers a valuable contribution to the
study of liturgy. Each issue considers a particular aspect of
liturgical development, such as the origins of the Roman rite,
Anglican Orders, welcoming the Baptised, and Anglican Missals. It
is aimed at all with an academic interest in worship.
It is published twice a year in partnership with the Alcuin
Club, which promotes the study of Christian liturgy, and the Group
for Renewal of Worship (GROW).
Volume 86: The Spirit in Liturgy and Doctrine: A
liturgical-systematic dialogue in the fourth century church in
Egypt and Cappadocia
Thomas McLean
This Joint Liturgical Study is concerned with the relationship
between the development of pneumatology and the liturgical
invocations of the Holy Spirit in the early church, and to this end
the author considers two case studies. The first study considers
the Sacramentary of Sarapion alongside the doctrinal works of
Athanasius, particularly focusing on his Letters to Sarapion. The
second turns to the anaphoral tradition ascribed to Basil of
Caesarea, and considers these in relation to his dogmatic writings,
especially De Spiritu Sancto.
The Study has particular regard to the context in which the
chosen theologians wrote and the liturgical texts developed, and
the comparisons of the texts are made accordingly. In the first
case study, the strength of the similarities of approach suggest
that ascription to Sarapion is not unreasonable. In the second, the
complexities of the development of the liturgical text mean it is
difficult to isolate a relationship to the dogmatic material.
This historical investigation aims to inform present debate
through the exploration of historical relationships between liturgy
and theology, and to enhance the understanding of the historical
foundations of the question.
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