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Information about several papers and presentations discussed in a seminar on the problems in the early history of liturgy during the North American Academy of Liturgy annual meeting held in San Francisco, California, from January 6 to 9, 2011 is presented. Topics include the ethiopic version of the apostolic tradition, liturgical triduum in antiquity, and the practice of relic translation in Roman churches. The participants include Michael Aune, John Baldovin, Paul Bradshaw.

Information about several papers discussed in a seminar on word in worship during the North American Academy of Liturgy annual meeting held in San Francisco, California, from January 6 to 9, 2011 is presented. Topics include technology in worship, the link between socioeconomics and media, and the presentation of preacher as symbolic person. The participants include Craig Satterlee, Brian Hartley and Jennifer Ollikainen.

Information about several papers and presentations discussed in a seminar on virtual art and liturgy during the North American Academy of Liturgy (NAAL) annual meeting in San Francisco, California, from January 6 to 9, 2011 is presented. Topics included an illustrated survey of baptismal fonts, modern font imagery and design, and the works of woman artist E. Charlton Fortune. Participants included James Ross, Carol Frenning and James Hadley.

Information about several papers and presentations discussed in a seminar on queering liturgy during the North American Academy of Liturgy annual meeting held in San Francisco, California, from January 6 to 9, 2011 is presented. Topics include the Queer theory, and the imperative for LGBT inclusion in liturgy and life. The participants include Andrea Bieler, Susan Blain and Ninna Edgardh.

Information about several papers and presentations discussed at a seminar on liturgy and hermeneutics during the North American Academy of Liturgy annual meeting held in San Francisco, California from January 6 to 9, 2011 is presented. Topics include the inquiry into religious action in ritual and ethics, the history of late medieval Eucharist and the Analogous, and the liturgical recognition. The participants include Melinda Quivick, Virgil Funk and William Cieslak.

Information about several papers and presentations discussed at a seminar on liturgical music during the North American Academy of Liturgy annual meeting held in San Francisco, California from January 6 to 9, 2011 is presented. Topics include the English chants of the new Roman missal, a semiotic analysis of Richard Hillert's composition "Gloria," and the translation of liturgical antiphons. The participants include Kenneth Hull, Stephanie Budwey and Alan Hommerding.

Information about several papers and presentations discussed at a seminar on medieval liturgical issues during the North American Academy of Liturgy annual meeting held in San Francisco, California from January 6 to 9, 2011 is presented. Topics include concerns on divine morsels, evolution of the Utraquist daily office, and manuscript context of the ordo missae. The participants include Susan Boynton, Jim Donohue and Michael Driscoll.

Information about several papers and presentations discussed in a seminar on Christian initiation during the North American Academy of Liturgy annual meeting held in San Francisco, California from January 6 to 9, 2011 is presented. Topics include open communion, Roman Catholic renewal of baptismal promises, and holy exchange between humanity and divinity. The participants include Gerard Austin, Alan Barthel and David Batchelder.

Information about several papers and presentations discussed in a seminar on the emerging resources for liturgical studies during the North American Academy of Liturgy annual meeting held in San Francisco, California from January 6 to 9, 2011 is presented. Topics include Christian eschatology, baptism and Christian identity. The participants include Christopher Grundy, Dirk Lange and Bruce Morrill.

Information about several papers and presentations discussed at a seminar on Eucharist prayer and theology during the North American Academy of Liturgy annual meeting held in San Francisco, California from January 6 to 9, 2011 is presented. Topics include Liturgy of the second Church in early Christianity, Christ's presence in the Eucharist, and the link between Eucharist and Trinity. Participants include Richard Hilgarten, John Barry Ryan and Helmut Hoping.

Information about several papers and presentations discussed in a seminar on ritual theory and performance during the North American Academy of Liturgy annual meeting held in San Francisco, California, from January 6 to 9, 2011 is presented. Topics include the post-denominational church in China and the rites and practices of pilgrims to the synagogue of Maimonides in Cairo. The participants include David Hogue, Marcia McFee and Tom Splain.

Information about several papers and presentations discussed at a seminar on liturgy and spirituality during the North American Academy of Liturgy annual meeting held in San Francisco, California from January 6 to 9, 2011 is presented. Topics include the role of prayer in the art of Advent, biblical uses and understandings of water, and the link between liturgy and spirituality. The participants include Melinda Quivick, Virgil Funk and William Cieslak.

Information about several papers and presentations discussed at a seminar on liturgy and culture during the North American Academy of Liturgy annual meeting held in San Francisco, California from January 6 to 9, 2011 is presented. Topics include the historical roots of the Catholic church in Canada, the theological principles, and the relationship among liturgy, culture, and technology. The participants include Troy Messenger, Gregory Hayes and Joseph Donnella.

Information about several papers and presentations discussed at a seminar on contemporary and alternative worship during the North American Academy of Liturgy annual meeting held in San Francisco, California from January 6 to 9, 2011 is presented. Topics include microliturgy of the megachurch, liturgy as Theologia Prima, and the ethics and practice of planning and performance in contemporary worship. The participants include Susan Blain, Emily Brink, and Taylor Burton-Edwards.

Information about several papers and presentations discussed at a seminar on feminist studies in liturgy during the North American Academy of Liturgy annual meeting held in San Francisco, California from January 6 to 9, 2011 is presented. Topics include the gendered pulpit, role of kenosis as a quality of women's leadership, and the relationship between holy, human, humane and food in eucharistic liturgies. The participants include Sylvia Sweeney, Kathy Black and HyeRan Kim-Cragg.

Information about several papers and presentations discussed at a seminar on liturgical language during the North American Academy of Liturgy annual meeting held in San Francisco, California from January 6 to 9, 2011 is presented. Topics include scriptural renewal in the liturgy, eucharistic prayer, and sacramental mode of expression. The participants include Barrington Bates, Patrick Evans and Robert Farlee.

Information about several papers and presentations discussed in a seminar on historical research during the North American Academy of Liturgy annual meeting held in San Francisco, California from January 6 to 9, 2011 is presented. Topics include the reformed Episcopal church, works of Rudolf Otto as a liturgical theologian, and biblical engagement within Christian traditions. The participants include Richard Leggett, Kevin Moroney and Kent Burreson.

Information about several papers and presentations discussed in a seminar on ecology and liturgy during the North American Academy of Liturgy annual meeting held in San Francisco, California from January 6 to 9, 2011 is presented. Topics include theological orientation through engagement with watersheds, liturgical prayer, and ecology and liturgy. The participants include Susan Smith, Mark Torgerson and Paul Galbreath.

Information about several papers and presentations discussed at a seminar on the expanded advent for the life and mission of the church during the North American Academy of Liturgy annual meeting held in San Francisco, California, from January 6 to 9, 2011 is presented. Topics include expanded advent of the church, bipolar disorder to bifocal clarity, and orthodox advent. Among the participants are Jill B. Comings, John D. Grabner, and Laura E. Moore.

Information about several papers and presentations discussed at a seminar on liturgical theology during the North American Academy of Liturgy annual meeting held in San Francisco, California from January 6 to 9, 2011 is presented. Topics include issues in translation in Korean liturgical texts and the invented anamnesis in contemporary Jewish birth rituals for females. include Alan Rathe, Steven Shaver and Brigitte Sion.