Description: As a social history of the liturgical movement, "Unread Vision" introduces readers to the movement's pioneers and promoters and to the issues that emerged from 1926-1955. "Unread Vision" explores the foundational years and their major themes and discusses how the movement's goals and principles were received by the broader community of American Catholics.
Brief description: Keith F. Pecklers, SJ, is professor of liturgy at the Pontifical Gregorian University and professor of liturgical history at the Pontifical Liturgical Institute in Rome. He is the author of the following titles published by Liturgical Press: Dynamic Equivalence: The Living Language of Christian Worship; The Unread Vision: The Liturgical Movement in the United States of America 1926-1955; Worship: A Primer in Christian Ritual; and editor of Liturgy for the New Millennium: A Commentary on the Revised Sacramentary. He is also the author of "Liturgy from Trent to Vatican II" included in the Handbook of Liturgical Studies published by Liturgical Press.
Review Quotes: Keith Pecklers is an emerging leader of a new generation of liturgical scholars who brings both theological and historical wisdom to bear on a movement that began long before Vatican II and, indeed, prepared the way for the council. His book is at once thoroughly documented and clearly written. It is an especially valuable resource for understanding the longstanding and pastorally crucial connection between liturgy and social justice.Richard P. McBrien, Crowley-O'Brien-Walter Professor of Theology, University of Notre Dame