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An Introduction To The Primary Visual Arts In Worship

There are three primary liturgical furnishings for the setting of worship: the pulpit, the Table (or altar), and the baptismal font (or pool). The size, shape, and placement of these furnishings vary according to the setting in which worship takes place. The following comments relate to the current understanding of the place and function of the primary symbols in a renewal worship.

The Pulpit

In the early church there was no such thing as a pulpit. Pulpits were invented during the medieval...

 

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