Volume 32 · Issue 1 · Winter 2026
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· Hughes Oliphant Old
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Hughes Oliphant Old

Hughes Oliphant Old (1933–2016) was the foremost American liturgical scholar of the Reformed tradition. His seven-volume Reading and Preaching of the Scriptures in the Worship of the Christian Church remains a standard reference.

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What is Reformed Spirituality?
What is Reformed Spirituality?

The Reformation was as much a reform of spirituality as of theology. Old shows how Protestants moved devotion out of the cloister and into the workshop, the kitchen, the field,…

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