Klaus Gamber (1919–1989)

The Modern Rite is a collection of articles previously published in various German liturgical and theological journals edited into book form in the early 1970s. At the time of its writing, the state of the liturgy was still very much in flux, and Gamber suggests that it is all a bit too much, too fast. The fact that these changes are still being changed some forty years later lends credence to the idea that he was right, and keeps this book relevant to the point that it was only published into English in the first years of the 21st century.

Probably of interest to Catholics only, but if you are interested in topics like communion in the hand, liturgical direction, and the true meaning of active participation, you'll find quite a bit to chew on here.… (mehr)