Paul F. Bradshaw
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Institutions | Chichester Theological College Ripon College Cuddesdon University of Notre Dame |
Paul Frederick Bradshaw,
Early life and education
Bradshaw was born on 9 August 1945 in
In 1967, Bradshaw entered
In 1983, Bradshaw was awarded by incorporation a
Ordained ministry
Bradshaw was
In 1978, Bradshaw moved to the Diocese of St Albans. He was vicar of St Leonard's Church, Flamstead, Hertfordshire, between 1978 and 1982. During this time, he was also director of the Ministerial Training Scheme for the diocese.[2]
In 1990, Bradshaw was made an
Academic career
Bradshaw is a specialist in the early history of Christian liturgy. He has written or edited over 20 books and has contributed more than 90 articles or essays. He has collaborated with Lawrence A. Hoffman on several essay collections about the evolution of worship in Christian and Jewish communities in North America.
Bradshaw began his academic career at a theological college, rather than at a university. From 1973 to 1978, he was a
In 1985, Bradshaw moved to the
From 1987 to 2005, Bradshaw was editor-in-chief of Studia Liturgica, an international journal.[1][6] He was President of the Societas Liturgica from 1993 to 1995,[6] and of the North American Academy of Liturgy.[3]
Honours
In 1991, Bradshaw was elected a
Works
Bradshaw' book, The Search for the Origins of Christian Worship, has had two editions (1992 and 2002), and has become a popular textbook for those studying early Christian worship. It has been translated into French, Italian, Japanese and Russian.[3]
- Works authored
- The Anglican Ordinal: Its history and development from the Reformation to the present day (Alcuin Club Collections 53, London: SPCK 1971)
- Daily Prayer in the Early Church: A Study of the Origin and Early Development of the Divine Office (Alcuin Club Collections 63, London: SPCK 1981; New York: OUP 1982; reprinted Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock 2008)
- Ordination Rites of the Ancient Churches of East and West (New York: Pueblo 1990)
- The Search for the Origins of Christian Worship: Sources and Methods for the Study of Early Liturgy (London: SPCK/New York: OUP 1992, 2002)
- Early Christian Worship: A Basic Introduction to Ideas and Practice (London: SPCK/Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 1996, 2010)
- The Apostolic Tradition: A Commentary (with Maxwell E. Johnson and L. Edward Phillips; Hermeneia Commentary Series; Minneapolis: Fortress Press 2002)
- Eucharistic Origins (Alcuin Club Collections 80, London: SPCK/New York: OUP 2004)
- Reconstructing Early Christian Worship (London: SPCK, 2009/Collegeville: The Liturgical Press 2010)
- The Origins of Feasts, Fasts and Seasons in Early Christianity (with Maxwell E. Johnson; Alcuin Club Collections 86, London: SPCK/Collegeville: The Liturgical Press 2011)
- The Eucharistic Liturgies: Their Evolution and Interpretation (with Maxwell E. Johnson; Alcuin Club Collections 87, London: SPCK 2012/Collegeville: The Liturgical Press 2012)
- Works edited
- The Making of Jewish and Christian Worship (Notre Dame Press, 1991)
- The Changing Face of Jewish and Christian Worship in North America (Notre Dame Press, 1992).
- Life-Cycles in Jewish and Christian Worship (Notre Dame Press, 1996).
- Passover and Easter: Origin and History to Modern Times (Notre Dame Press, 1999).
- Passover and Easter: The Symbolic Structuring of Sacred Seasons (Notre Dame Press 1999).
- The New Westminster Dictionary of Liturgy and Worship (Louisville: Westminster Press 2002).
- Foundations in Ritual Studies: A Reader for Students of Christian Worship (London: SPCK/Grand Rapids: Baker Academic 2007).
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "PAUL F. BRADSHAW: CURRICULUM VITAE" (doc). Department of Theology. University of Notre Dame. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Paul Frederick Bradshaw". Crockford's Clerical Directory (online ed.). Church House Publishing. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f "Paul F. Bradshaw". Department of Theology. University of Notre Dame. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Home Page". Old Wandsworthians Memorial Trust. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "St Margaret's People". Westminster Abbey. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Past Presidents". Societas Liturgica. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "From the Rector: Pentecost". The Church of Saint Mary the Virgin. 15 May 2005. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "NAAL Awards". North American Academy of Liturgy. Retrieved 1 December 2015.