A Pueblo Book published by Liturgical Press

Cover design by Ann Blattner. Illustration by Frank Kacmarcik, OblSB.

Scripture texts in this book are the author’s own translation.

Excerpts from the Book of Occasional Services. Prepared by the Office of Theology and Worship for the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), 100 Witherspoon Street, Louisville, KY 40202. Published by Geneva Press, Louisville, KY. ©1999. Used by permission.

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Bradshaw, Paul F.

Rites of ordination : their history and theology / Paul F. Bradshaw.

pages cm

“A Pueblo book.”

ISBN 978-0-8146-6267-0 — ISBN 978-0-8146-6292-2 (ebook)

1. Ordination (Liturgy)—History. I. Title.

BV176.3.B73    2013

265'.409—dc23

2013029185