Fifty Years of Worship Scholarship amidst the Changing Worlds of Worship (1972–2022)

Abstract

A remarkable corpus of Roman Catholic liturgical scholarship has been produced over the past fifty years. Therefore, an essay of this scope can only hope to be selective and somewhat schematic. Anyone familiar with the liturgical movement in the Catholic Church will realize that those women and men who have been writing in these past fifty years stand on the shoulders of many pioneers in both liturgical theology and historical studies. Their work paved the way for the liturgical reforms inspired by the Second Vatican Council (1962 – 1965), which inspired even further reflection that built on the council ’ s work.