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The Church in Act explores the dynamics of ecclesial and liturgical
theology, examining the body of Christ in action. Maxwell E.
Johnson, one of the premier liturgical specialists in the field,
provides in this volume historical and doctrinal thinking on a
diversity of liturgical subjects under the umbrella of Lutheran
liturgical theology and in ecumenical conversation. The topics
under consideration range from baptismal spirituality to
Eucharistic concerns, including real presence, pneumatology, and
reservation; discussions on what constitutes liturgical
normativity, the diverse hermeneutical approaches to the Revised
Common Lectionary, and the place of Mary in ecumenical dialogue and
culture (especially Latino-Hispanic); issues of full communion
based on a liturgical reading of the Augsburg Confession VII; and
specific questions related to liturgy and ecumenism today in light
of recent translation changes in Roman Catholic practice. Together,
the volume offers a robust account of the liturgical, sacramental,
and spiritual practices of the church for scholars.
This is a critical assessment of the Liturgical Reform after the
second Vatican Council that seeks the origins of failure in
pre-conciliar developments. If the suppression of the traditional
Roman liturgy against the wishes of the Second Vatican Council was,
in the words of Silvio Cardinal Oddi, 'a crime for which history
will never forgive the Church', why, at the end of the 1960s, did
the vast majority of Latin Catholics abandon, with little or no
regret, their time-hallowed forms of worship? "The Banished Heart"
seeks to account for this cultural and spiritual catastrophe by
demonstrating what will surprise many: how the present mainstream
Catholic Church, with its modernistic and secular aura, grew
directly from the official conservatism of the Church as it was
before the Council. T Clark Studies in "Fundamental Liturgy" offer
cutting edge scholarship from all disciplines related to liturgical
study. The books in the series seek to reintegrate biblical,
patristic, historical, dogmatic and philosophical questions with
liturgical study in ways faithful and sympathetic to classical
liturgical enquiry. Volumes in the series include monographs,
translations of recent texts and edited collections around very
specific themes.
This study examines the collects assigned to the Sundays and major
feasts of the proper seasons in the ordinary and extraordinary
forms of the Roman rite. The Latin collects assigned to each day in
the typical editions of the respective missals are compared and
contrasted both with their respective sources and with one another.
Pertinent discussions and decisions of the Consilium study groups
responsible for the post-Vatican II revisions of the liturgical
calendar and Mass collects are also presented and considered. The
goal of the study is to determine whether the two sets of collects
present the same picture of the human situation, approach God in
the same way, seek the same things from him, and, where they do
not, to identify significant changes in theological and/or
spiritual emphases.
Designed as a general introduction to Christian liturgy, this book
explores the meaning, history, and practice of worship in Eastern
and Western, Catholic and Protestant traditions. Its chapters cover
the theology of worship, the historical development of Eucharist
and the Prayer Offices, the lectionary and customs of the church
year, other sacramental rites, and the use of music and the arts.
As such, it is a perfect textbook for students seeking to
understand the basics of liturgical worship, as well as a reliable
guide for worship leaders.
The English Office contains daily offices for Mattins and Evensong
(Morning and Evening Prayer) taken from the Book of Common Prayer,
with additional material from Sarum, Roman and other sources. A
complete resource for the recitation of morning and evening prayer
throughout the year, it also includes: * seasonal propers * propers
of saints * commons of apostles, martyrs and saints * an office of
Mary * an office of the dead * the Litany * an order of commending
a soul * an itinerarium (prayers before a journey) * prayers before
and after mass * the Psalms and psalm antiphons First published in
1956, this classic Anglo-Catholic text is a companion volume to The
English Missal and The English Ritual. A high-quality hardback with
ribbon, it features rubrics printed in red to aid daily use.
This is a serious, scholarly of liturgy analysis combining
historical, philosophical, musicological and liturgical. The
volume, like the series, will be aimed at moving the debate about
liturgy out of the narrow confines of either 'pastoral liturgy',
'reform of the reform' or nostalgia and bemoaning of the ruination
of liturgical tradition to an entirely higher plane, of serious,
scholarly, measured analysis combining historical, philosophical,
musicological and liturgical. This book advances a provocative and
controversial set of proposals for the development of future
liturgical reform in its attempt to re-engage with a traditional
sense of the Roman Rite. The author is uniquely placed to make the
case he does. A mediaevalist and musicologist of unparalleled
experience and breadth, Dobszay combines - almost uniquely - a
profound knowledge of the history of the development of the Roman
Rite - especially the Antiphonary - with a personal interest and
passionate concern for the lived experience of the rite itself. The
result is a lively and vigorous text based around the idea of the
actual liturgical sense of the Roman Rite - meaning a respect for
its integrity as an historical tradition that found multiform
expression across Europe and also across at least 1600 years,
combined with a sympathy for the fact that the rite is still a
living entity with a long future ahead of it. "T&T Clark
Studies in Fundamental Liturgy" offer cutting edge scholarship from
all disciplines related to liturgical study. The books in the
series seek to reintegrate biblical, patristic, historical,
dogmatic and philosophical questions with liturgical study in ways
faithful and sympathetic to classical liturgical enquiry. Volumes
in the series include monographs, translations of recent texts and
edited collections around very specific themes.
This title presents a detailed study of the development of Thomas
Cranmer's theology of the Eucharist in context of his sacramental
theology and the reform of the liturgy.The development of Thomas
Cranmer's theology of the Eucharist has often been studied and
debated. This book places that development in the context of his
sacramental theology and overall policy towards the reform of the
liturgy. The first part of the book describes the traditional
practice and perceptions of the Eucharist and Baptism (a somewhat
different picture from that presented e.g. by Duffy's Stripping of
the Altars). It then follows the evidence for liturgical reform and
the development in Cranmer's thought through the reign of Henry
VIII and the beginning of Edward VI's reign leading up to the two
Prayer Books.Detailed examination of the 1549 Prayer Book confirms
scholarly consensus that its theological standpoint is identical to
that of 1552, the fullest and clearest liturgical expression of
Cranmer's standpoint; however there are sections in it which (along
with the Order of Communion of 1548) suggest the influence of a
less radical sacramental and Eucharistic theology. It is suggested
that the 1549 Prayer Book was originally drafted as a liturgy to
accompany the King's Book of 1543 but was hurriedly changed as
Cranmer's thought developed through 1548.
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This book explores the character of the Eucharist as communion in
and through sacrifice. It will stimulate discussion because of its
controversial critique of the dominant paradigm for Eucharistic
theology, its reclamation of St Thomas Aquinas's theology of the
Eucharist, and its response to Pope John Paul II's "Ecclesia de
Eucharistia."
Argues that the Eucharist cannot be separated from sacrifice, and
rediscovers the biblical connections between sacrifice and
communion.
Timed to coincide with the Year of the Eucharist, proclaimed by
Pope John Paul II.
Reclaims the riches of St Thomas Aquinas's theology of the
Eucharist, which had recently been reduced to a metaphysical
defence of transubstantiation.
Distinguished liturgical historian and theologian Frank Senn here
ventures behind the liturgical screen, behind the texts, and behind
the rubrics to reconstruct the everyday religious expression in
Christian history. Senn's magisterial Christian Liturgy: Catholic
and Evangelical (1997) has been widely hailed not only for its
comprehensive treatment of Christian liturgy in all ages and
communions but also for its appreciation of the dynamic role of
culture in shaping liturgical expression. In The People's Work,
Senn delves further into the cultural home of liturgy, judiciously
and insightfully looking at processions and pilgrimage, communion
practices and spiritual reading, fasting and feasting--all the
myriad liturgical practices that have been the concrete life and
primary work of the body of Christ.
From its inception the Christian Church thought of worship and
prayer in Trinitarian terms. At the heart of this Trinitarian
concept lay the doctrine of the priesthood of Christ, which in its
liturgical expression, presented Christ not merely as the object of
prayer, but also as its mediator - prayers were directed to the
Father through Christ.;The author traces the idea of the priesthood
of Christ, and its effects on Christian worship and prayer, to its
origins with the earliest Christians and through the Arian and
Apollinarian debates. He then focuses on the Reformed tradition,
and the influences of John Calvin, John Knox, John Craig, John
McLeod Campbell, William Milligan, Theodore Beza, William Perkins,
federal theology and the Westminster tradition, through to the
present day.;The book is a history of an important doctrine, but it
also shows in a remarkable way how the doctrinal struggles within
the church have been reflected in the actual worshipping life of
the church and how they continue to be reflected today.;Redding
concludes with a number of key affirmations for a reformed
understanding of prayer and also a critique of some modern
tendencies and practices in the church.
"Praying with Benedict "explores the spirituality of the
monastic tradition and draws out the essence of a way of praying
that embraces the whole of the Christian's life.
Korneel Vermeiren begins by examining the spirituality of the
early monastic tradition from the fourth to the sixth centuries. He
looks at the central place of prayer in the Rule of St Benedict and
the tradition of continuous prayer, exploring the teaching of such
formative figures as Basil the Great. He then reflects on the
Benedictine precept: 'nothing is to be preferred to the work of
God'.
"Praying with Benedict" looks in practical terms at the how,
when, and where of prayer; at bodily postures, various types of
prayer, and the importance of emotional and spiritual readiness.
Finally, the place of the Eucharist in the life of prayer is
discussed with reference to Benedict's teaching and the Eucharistic
practices of pre-Benedictine monasticism.
This book offers a clear presentation of monastic spirituality
and opens it to persons outside monastery walls. It links St
Benedict's teaching to earlier spiritual traditions and shows how
various elements of monastic life complement each other. Common
prayer, reading, personal prayer, and the Eucharist are not
isolated from one another or from daily life, but are integral and
essential elements of living in the spirit of St Benedict.
The ancient Dormition and Assumption traditions are the earliest accounts of the Virgin Mary's departure from this life. They first developed in the eastern Mediterranean during the early Christian period. This book presents the first systematic study of these traditions in the English language, and it is intended as an introduction to the earliest traditions. Significant appendices include the first English translations of several of the most important narratives. The book will be of interest to all scholars of early Christian literature.
Bieler and Schottroff bring together the best of contemporary
scholarship on ritual theory and practice, Eucharistic origins, the
Eucharist and eschatology, the Eucharist and world hunger, the
global economy, and the dynamics of torture in a dramatic new
vision of the transformative power of the Eucharist for our world.
It includes reflection questions that lead readers into the issues
raised in each chapter.
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