The Divine Liturgy of the Byzantine Rite is well-known for its beauty and its theological depth, and here Metropolitan Job Getcha undertakes to explicate the theological meaning behind the hymns, prayers, and actions of the Divine Liturgy. This book, meant as an introduction to the topic that is accessible to all, breaks down the Liturgy so that the work of God among His people can be clearly understood even by those with no background in liturgical theology.
Drawing principally on liturgical commentaries from Byzantine theologians such as Maximus the Confessor, Patriarch Germanus, and Nicholas Cabasilas, Metropolitan Job shows the reader how the structure of the Liturgy works as an encapsulation of God’s saving work in the world. This book is a must-read for those who seek to understand the Divine Liturgy better and who hope to grapple with Christian worship as an experience of salvation.
About Author:
Metropolitan Job of Pisidia holds a doctorate and a habilitation in theology. He is the Metropolitan of Pisidia, with his see in Antalya on the Turkish Riviera. He teaches Oriental Liturgies at the Catholic University of Paris. He is also the Co-Chair of the Joint International Commission on theological dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church, and the Vice-Moderator of the Faith and Order Commission. He is the author of many books, three of which are The Typikon Decoded (SVS Press, 2012), The Euchologion Unveiled (SVS Press, 2021), and Partakers of the Divine Nature (SVS Press, 2026).
Metropolitan Job of Pisidia holds a doctorate and a habilitation in theology. He is the Metropolitan of Pisidia, with his see in Antalya on the Turkish Riviera. He teaches Oriental Liturgies at the Catholic University of Paris. He is also the Co-Chair of the Joint International Commission on theological dialogue between the Roman Catholic Church and the Orthodox Church, and the Vice-Moderator of the Faith and Order Commission. He is the author of many books, three of which are The Typikon Decoded (SVS Press, 2012), The Euchologion Unveiled (SVS Press, 2021), and Partakers of the Divine Nature (SVS Press, 2026).
About Translator and Series Editor:
Paul Meyendorff, editor of this series, is the Fr. Alexander Professor of Liturgical Theology, emeritus, at St. Vladimir's Seminary, and the author of several books published by SVS Press.
Paul Meyendorff, editor of this series, is the Fr. Alexander Professor of Liturgical Theology, emeritus, at St. Vladimir's Seminary, and the author of several books published by SVS Press.
