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Liturgical language" denotes those words used by Christians in their communal praise and prayer. Liturgical language is often metaphoric, as metaphors help us explain the unexplainable they help the human mind contemplate the divine. Problems with liturgical language occur when these metaphors exclude some Christians when their aim should instead be to bring all Christians into communion with God. Recognizing that both metaphoric and inclusive language are necessary in Christian worship, Ramshaw clarifies how these need not be contradictory criteria for forming liturgical language.
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This book takes a wideranging look at the question of inculturation of worship with particular reference to the Anglican Communion and the liturgical text. It offers one of the first looks at inculturation of Anglicanism in any systematic way.
Liturgical Language by 
Inculturation of Anglican Worship by