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Liturgy as a Devotional Treasure: Praying with the Church Throughout History
Three lectures, recorded October and November 2003
Skip Burzumato
Skip Burzumato, October 28, 2002 (20 mb, MP3)
Skip Burzumato, November 4, 2002 (18.6 mb, MP3)
Skip Burzumato, November 11, 2002 (19.6 mb, MP3)
These lectures discuss the nature of prayer, paying special attention to its goal and form, and considering the current debate between set, or scripted, prayers versus extemporaneous prayers. The lectures look at how the church has prayed throughout its history, looking at the prayer disciplines of various Christian orders and traditions. Also discussed are the Daily Offices of Morning and Evening Prayer as found in the 1928 Book of Common Prayer. The lectures examine the framework for our spiritual growth that is put in place by utilizing the liturgical calendar, the schedule for daily Scripture reading, and the set readings and prayers found in the Book of Common Prayer. Although the Anglican 1928 Book of Common Prayer is the base text, references are made to other liturgies throughout the history of the church, including those from the early church, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Roman Catholic Church, as well as from various Protestant jurisdictions since the Reformation, including Presbyterian, Lutheran, Baptist, and Methodist.
THE REV'D FR. SKIP BURZUMATO is rector of St. Andrews Reformed Episcopal Church in Savannah, Ga. He is a former Executive Director at the Center for Christian Study, a former Director of Undergraduate Ministries, and a former curate at All Saints Anglican Church (ACA) in Charlottesville, Va. An ordained priest in the Anglican Church in America, he is a graduate of Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, and holds a B.A. and M.A. in the Sociology of Religion from the University of Memphis, Tenn.
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