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Making the Most of the Lectionary: A User's Guide
Book by O'Loughlin, Thomas
158 pages, Paperback
First published March 1, 2012
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July 28, 2024
A helpful read overall, and the resources in the appendices will continue to be very useful as I adjust to preaching in churches that use the lectionary.
O’Loughlin makes a compelling case for the value of the lectionary and the intentions behind its design. He leaned just a little further left than I do hermeneutically, which was refreshing at first because it challenged me and he was so well balanced, but towards the latter half of the book he seemed to become a bit condescending towards those with other points of view. He also consistently presents his perspective on hotly contested topics as the general consensus, failing to mention that other reasonable options are available—things relating to biblical authorship and textual transmission especially. I was surprised by that given that he does so well representing multiple lectionaries and multiple church traditions for most of the book. I also didn’t know he was Catholic before starting, which is my fault, but he represents Protestants charitably and celebrates the ecumenical gains represented by the current family of lectionaries. I found that part encouraging.
All that said, I’m glad to have read it. Long enough to be informative but concise enough not to bore!
O’Loughlin makes a compelling case for the value of the lectionary and the intentions behind its design. He leaned just a little further left than I do hermeneutically, which was refreshing at first because it challenged me and he was so well balanced, but towards the latter half of the book he seemed to become a bit condescending towards those with other points of view. He also consistently presents his perspective on hotly contested topics as the general consensus, failing to mention that other reasonable options are available—things relating to biblical authorship and textual transmission especially. I was surprised by that given that he does so well representing multiple lectionaries and multiple church traditions for most of the book. I also didn’t know he was Catholic before starting, which is my fault, but he represents Protestants charitably and celebrates the ecumenical gains represented by the current family of lectionaries. I found that part encouraging.
All that said, I’m glad to have read it. Long enough to be informative but concise enough not to bore!
December 31, 2014
A solid and informative read, this helped fill in many of the blanks in and around how the lectionary works - as in the mechanics of it - and gave a nice over view of the history. It did however seem to miss the latest update in the RCL out, however with that being like CWL it was not so much of an issue.
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