SEMINARY TO RELEASE MAJOR NEW BOOK ON ARMENIAN WORSHIP AT RECEPTION

St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, NY
Oct 31 2006

Rev. Dr. Bryan Spinks, Professor of Liturgical Studies at Yale Divinity
School, will be the keynote speaker at a book launch celebrating the
release of Worship Traditions in Armenia and the Neighboring Christian
East, a collection of articles authored by current leading scholars
on Eastern liturgy. The event, open to the public, will be held on
December 6, 2006 at 7:30 p.m. on the campus of St Vladimir’s Seminary,
which is co-hosting the occasion with St Nersess Armenian Seminary.

Edited by Roberta R. Ervine, Associate Professor of Armenian Studies
at St Nersess Seminary, the book includes a keynote article by
Robert F. Taft, S.J. entitled, "Was the Eucharistic Anaphora Recited
Secretly or Aloud? The Ancient Tradition and What Became of It,"
among its panoply of articles on early Christian liturgy in the
Eastern traditions: Armenian, Byzantine, and East and West Syrian.

Fr. Taft is probably the world’s foremost living scholar in the field
of liturgical studies.

Armenian Christian Heritage

Worship Traditions is the third volume of St. Nersess Seminary’s
AVANT Series, dedicated to early Armenian patristic, dogmatic, and
liturgical texts. The series is a collaborative effort between St.

Nersess and St. Vladimir’s Seminaries. The new volume honors St
Nersess Seminary on the occasion of its 40th anniversary.

Professor Spinks will examine the worship of the Armenians and their
Christian neighbors, whose liturgies conserved and transmitted the
heart of doctrine in the Christian East. His own eminent research
includes East Syrian rites, Reformed rites, issues in theology and
liturgy, and worship in a postmodern age. He also teaches courses
on marriage liturgy, English Reformation worship traditions, the
eucharistic prayer and theology, Christology, and the liturgies of
the Eastern churches.

Required Reading

V. Rev. Daniel Findikyan, Dean of St Nersess Seminary and general
editor of the AVANT Series, said of Worship Traditions, "The
international symposium in 2003 that gave birth to this book brought
together practically every scholar in the world specializing in the
liturgical traditions of the ancient Christian East. This book will
be required reading for students and practitioners of the Armenian
and neighboring rites, and eye-opening to those less familiar with
eastern Christiantiy."

The reception will take place in the Metropolitan Philip Auditorium
of St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, in Crestwood, New
York. Click here for travel directions.

The reception is free and open to the public, through reservations are
requested. Copies of Worship Traditions in Armenia and the Neighboring
Christian East, as well as the previous numbers in the series will
be available for purchase at a special discounted price.

For additional information, or reservations for the event, contact
St. Nersess Seminary at info@stnersess.eduThis email address is being
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by telephone: (914) 636-2003.

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