After revealing the genesis of the Roman tradition of initiation, Kavanagh moves on to the tensions between traditional practice and the need for change. He stresses the Church's ongoing need to focus its efforts on its main concern - the initiation of new members.

The Shape of Baptism: The Rite of Christian Initiation (Studies in the Reformed Rites of the Church)

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Liturgical Press

Nearly everything that theologians write on liturgy, Father Kavanagh notes, is often called liturgical theology, although on closer examination such works appear to be either dogmatic theologies about the liturgy or systematic theologies making use of liturgical data. None truly reflects how liturgy shapes theology or is theology or even relates to theology.
This work is Father Kavanagh's effort to substantiate the existence of a truly liturgical theology. It will raise almost as many questions as it answers, but it will also further insight into theology and liturgy as it assays their relationship.

On Liturgical Theology (Hale Memorial Lectures of Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, 1981)

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The Shape of Baptism: The Rite of Christian Initiation (Studies in the Reformed Rites of the Church)

On Liturgical Theology (Hale Memorial Lectures of Seabury-Western Theological Seminary, 1981)