Everyday worship practices-from praying the rosary to
moments of recognizing the beauty of God's creation, from
being moved by the power of music to praying Vespers on an
iPad-not only take place at different locations and during different
days of the week but also dynamically interact with one another.
The Liturgy of Life examines the interrelationship between the
practice of Sunday Eucharist and the many nonofficial worship
practices that mark the everyday lives of Christians who continually
negotiate the boundaries of official teaching on liturgy.
Drawing on the writings of theologians and sociologists of lived
religion and data from an ethnographic research project, this
timely work stretches the contextual horizon of liturgical scholarship
and presents a provocative and dynamic paradigm of Christian
worship for the twenty-first century.