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Building on his previous work on embodied liturgy, Frank C. Senn
explores the relationship between the sacramental body and blood of
Christ, the ecclesial body of Christ, and the body of the
communicant. Drawing on the richness of the eucharistic traditions
and his own life experiences, this book expands our understandings
of the Eucharist to include pilgrimage to the altar (ad altare
Dei), a life of gratitude (anaphora), cosmology and praise (preface
and Sanctus), body and memory (anamnesis), Spirit and community
(epiclesis), Trinitarian orthodoxy and world view (doxology),
presence and union with Christ (communion), and initiation and
reconciliation (fencing the table). It argues for use of a full
eucharistic prayer to express a wider understanding of the
Eucharist, including creation themes, an emphasis on the passion of
Christ to connect the Eucharist to suffering humanity, an expansion
of the fellowship dimension of the Eucharist to embrace the church
in heaven and around the world, a recovery of Trinitarian praise,
an ecumenical exploration of how we understand theologically the
presence of Christ received bodily, and a reconsideration of the
value of initiation in sacramental discipline and in the life of
faith.
Embodied Liturgy marks a "return to the body" in thinking about
Christian liturgy and sacramental practice. Rooted in phenomenology
and incarnational theology, the book gives primary focus to the
body as it considers the prayer offices and the liturgical
calendar, sacrifices and sacraments, initiation and vestments,
ritual theory and play, word and meal, fasting and feasting,
penance and celebration, rites of passage, cultural perspectives,
and the role of art, music, dance, and drama in worship. The author
invites readers to return to the experience of their own body
through guided yogic exercises. As a text for students and
liturgical practitioners, the volume gives fresh voice to the
experience and practice of worship as bodily acts. Embodied Liturgy
is a dynamic, accessible new resource in liturgical and sacramental
theology from one of the premiere scholars in the field. Frank C.
Senn distills an established legacy of expertise in an innovative
and inviting perspective on bodily acts of worship.
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.
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.
A knowledgeable liturgical theologian and historian proposes the
lines of a Christian worldview that can inform liturgical renewal.
Written with special attention to Early Church, Reformation, and
present day traditions, in Christian Liturgy Senn traces the story
of Christian liturgy in light of the church's public rites. Senn's
study focuses on liturgical practices that are catholic -- in
continuity with the whole historic tradition -- and evangelical --
Gospel-centered in its forms of proclamation and celebration.
Exploring the liturgy from an ecumenical perspective and context,
the author uses a comparative studies approach to the liturgy,
drawing on the insights of anthropology, biblical studies, general
history, church history, historical theology, and musicology.
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