Liturgy And The Beauty Of The Unknown

Author : Dr David Torevell
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781409477853

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Liturgy and the Beauty of the Unknown by Dr David Torevell Pdf

Contemporary culture is rediscovering the importance of beauty for both social transformation and personal happiness. Theologians have sought, in their varied ways, to demonstrate how God's beauty is associated with notions of truth and goodness. This book breaks new ground by suggesting that liturgy is the means par excellence by which an experience of beauty is communicated. Drawing from both secular and religious understandings, in particular the mystical and apophatic tradition, the book demonstrates how liturgy has the potential to achieve the one ultimately reliable form of beauty because its embodied components are able to reflect the disturbing beauty of the One to whom worship is always offered. Such components rely on understanding the aesthetic dynamics upon which liturgy relies. This book draws from a broad range of disciplines concerned with understanding beauty and self-transformation and concludes that while secular utopian forms have much to contribute to ethical transformation, they ultimately fail since they lack the Christological and eschatological framework needed, which liturgy alone provides.

Author : David Torevell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2017-03-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781351921824

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Liturgy and the Beauty of the Unknown by David Torevell Pdf

Contemporary culture is rediscovering the importance of beauty for both social transformation and personal happiness. Theologians have sought, in their varied ways, to demonstrate how God's beauty is associated with notions of truth and goodness. This book breaks new ground by suggesting that liturgy is the means par excellence by which an experience of beauty is communicated. Drawing from both secular and religious understandings, in particular the mystical and apophatic tradition, the book demonstrates how liturgy has the potential to achieve the one ultimately reliable form of beauty because its embodied components are able to reflect the disturbing beauty of the One to whom worship is always offered. Such components rely on understanding the aesthetic dynamics upon which liturgy relies. This book draws from a broad range of disciplines concerned with understanding beauty and self-transformation and concludes that while secular utopian forms have much to contribute to ethical transformation, they ultimately fail since they lack the Christological and eschatological framework needed, which liturgy alone provides.

Author : Elizabeth Welch
Publisher : James Clarke & Company
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2022-06-30
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780227177983

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The Holy Spirit and Worship by Elizabeth Welch Pdf

The Holy Spirit has become an object of greater attention in Trinitarian theology, and indeed in the broader life of the Church, since the rise of Pentecostalism at the beginning of the twentieth century. Different understandings of the Holy Spirit have had different impacts on worship; here, Elizabeth Welch examines four surprising overlaps in the thought of two radically different traditions of the church about the relationship between the Holy Spirit and worship. These traditions are represented by John Owen, from seventeenth-century England, and John Zizioulas, from contemporary Greece. Welch explores in turn the common themes of the personal and relational nature of the triune God, the immediacy of the encounter with God through the Holy Spirit in worship, the role of the Holy Spirit in leading people into truth, and the transformative nature of worship that draws people into sharing God's purpose for the world. In each, the insights of Owen and Zizioulas shed new light on the ongoing debate in the Church today.

Author : Gannon Murphy
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2009-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608990009

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American Theological Inquiry, Volume Two, Issue Two by Gannon Murphy Pdf

American Theological Inquiry (ATI) was formed in 2007 by Drs. S. Gannon Murphy (PhD, St. David's College, Univ. Wales, Theology; Presbyterian/Reformed) and Stephen Patrick (PhD, Univ. Illinois, Philosophy; Eastern Orthodox) to open up space for diverse Christian academicians, who affirm the Ecumenical Creeds, to share research throughout the broader Christian scholarly community in America. ATI reaches thousands of Christian scholars throughout the United States, particularly specialists in theology. Though ATI is a new journal, scholars who publish with ATI benefit from exposure to a vast, non-insular network of one of the broadest Christian academic communities possible.

Author : Andrew Bishop
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781317140146

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Eucharist Shaping and Hebert’s Liturgy and Society by Andrew Bishop Pdf

The contemporary Church of England is wrestling with issues around the relationship between its worship and mission and relating both to wider society. Much of this hinges on an understanding of the nature of the Church. Gabriel Hebert's seminal book Liturgy and Society (1935) took as its subtitle, "The Function of the Church in the Modern World". For many this book inspired engagement with Eucharistic worship, with new patterns emerging, paving the way for further liturgical reform in the second half of the twentieth century. Eucharist Shaping and Hebert's Liturgy and Society re-examines Hebert's work, doing so uniquely in the light of the current dialogue about Church, liturgy and mission. Andrew Bishop argues that Hebert's contribution has been overlooked latterly and that a re-appreciation opens up fruitful ways of thinking and acting, making this book a distinctive contribution to a lively debate. If the options are reaction or novelty, Eucharist Shaping and Hebert's Liturgy and Society shows how Hebert's thinking subtly undermines both.

Author : Dylan David Potter
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780227176313

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Angelology by Dylan David Potter Pdf

Angels have fascinated people for millennia because they point to an invisible dimension that parallels our own. This book examines the different ways that angels have been portrayed at certain key points in biblical and theological history. By tracing patterns in the appearance of higher-order beings from their ancient Near Eastern origins, the Hebrew Scriptures, the writings of Pseudo-Dionysius, Thomas Aquinas, Karl Barth, and even modern New Age writers, Angelology demonstrates that angels allow various authors to emphasise divine transcendence, immanence, and creativity. Identifying the theological purpose underlying the depiction of angels at certain key points in the history of their use raises new questions about how angels are to be understood by people today.

Author : Alejandro García-Rivera,Alex García-Rivera,Thomas J. Scirghi
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0742552179

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Living Beauty by Alejandro García-Rivera,Alex García-Rivera,Thomas J. Scirghi Pdf

The Christian mystery, celebrated in the Roman Catholic liturgy, is a sensible mystery, and calls out for artistic expression. Living Beauty explores the Christian mystery and points to the need for a liturgical aesthetic as a means to encounter the divine mystery. A liturgical aesthetic gives an account of Christian worship in terms of a new set of categories that includes divine beauty, a theology of sensibility, and the new notion of a unitive revelatory experience.

Author : Elizabeth R Powell
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567691644

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David Jones and the Craft of Theology by Elizabeth R Powell Pdf

This is an imaginative exploration of the art of David Jones which addresses Christian teaching through engagement with selected artistic works: a poem, a painted inscription and a wood engraving. Elizabeth R. Powell's study does not just enable readers to understand Jones but also to use his kind of loving attention in their own lives – which, Jones would argue, is theology's most important task. Through close readings of material objects, Powell draws the reader into the participatory, performative and dialogical possibilities of the craft of theology. She frames an older style of theology in a distinctive and modern way, as a graced human practice and a place of transforming relation with the divine. Powell argues that Jones's art works offer places of beauty in which to 'become beauty' along the way. Located at the cross-section of theology, literature and the arts, this volume shows that being interdisciplinary is nothing less than finding ways for theology and humanity to be more richly itself.

Author : Kjetil Kringlebotten
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781666771275

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Liturgy, Theurgy, and Active Participation by Kjetil Kringlebotten Pdf

Providing a metaphysical grounding for liturgical participation, this book argues that “active participation” in the liturgy must be understood principally as our participation in God’s act, particularly in the act of Christ, and only secondarily as our ritual involvement. Utilizing Neoplatonist philosophy, Kjetil Kringlebotten proposes that this should be understood in terms of theurgy, which is the human participation in divine action, which finds its consummation in the incarnation of Christ. Without the incarnation all acts will remain extrinsic and imposed but acts can become real and intrinsic precisely because the incarnation makes possible true union with the divine, a metaphysical union-in-distinction, without confusion, because this union is not extrinsic. Through union with Christ, as the one common focus of the divine-human relation, we can have true union with God and may offer true worship. In order to make sense of active participation, then, we need to understand theology in theurgic terms, where theurgy is understood not as a mechanical “coercion” of God but as a participation in His act, in creation and through Christ as the true theurgist, the “master theurgist,” Whose work transforms our act and the liturgy.

Author : Douglas Kaine McKelvey
Publisher : Every Moment Holy
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-02-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1951872053

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Every Moment Holy, Volume Two by Douglas Kaine McKelvey Pdf

EVERY MOMENT HOLY, Vol. 2: DEATH, GRIEF, & HOPE, is a book of liturgies for seasons of dying and grieving--liturgies such as "A Liturgy for the Scattering of Ashes" or "A Liturgy for the Loss of a Spouse" or "A Liturgy for the Wake of a National Tragedy" or "A Liturgy for the Weighing of Last-Stage Medical Options." These are ways of reminding us that our lives are shot through with sacred purpose and eternal hopes even when, especially when, suffering and pain threaten to overwhelm us. -over 100 liturgies for seasons of dying and grieving -beautiful leather-bound hardcover -over 20 illustrations by Ned Bustard -silk bookmark -gilded edges

Author : Jonathan Koestlé-Cate
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-20
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781317178477

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Art and the Church: A Fractious Embrace by Jonathan Koestlé-Cate Pdf

A vibrant critical exchange between contemporary art and Christianity is being increasingly prompted by an expanding programme of art installations and commissions for ecclesiastical spaces. Rather than 'religious art' reflecting Christian ideology, current practices frequently initiate projects that question the values and traditions of the host space, or present objects and events that challenge its visual conventions. In the light of these developments, this book asks what conditions are favourable to enhancing and expanding the possibilities of church-based art, and how can these conditions be addressed? What viable language or strategies can be formulated to understand and analyse art's role within the church? Focusing on concepts drawn from anthropology, comparative religion, art theory, theology and philosophy, this book formulates a lexicon of terms built around the notion of encounter in order to review the effective uses and experience of contemporary art in churches. The author concludes with the prognosis that art for the church has reached a critical and decisive phase in its history, testing the assumption that contemporary art should be a taken-for-granted element of modern church life. Art and the Church: A Fractious Embrace uniquely combines conceptual analysis, critical case studies and practical application in a rigorous and inventive manner, dealing specifically with contemporary art of the past twenty-five years, and the most recent developments in the church's policies for the arts.

Author : Jonathan Linman
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2010-03-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781451411676

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Holy Conversation by Jonathan Linman Pdf

Linking the themes of spirituality and worship and giving each needed focus in ways that are biblically and theologically rich and consistent with ecumenical traditions, this book specifically explores the relationship of sacred reading (lectio divina) to worship. Linman sees this practice as one element in the larger liturgical action of Gathering, Word, Meal, and Sending. Our "spiritual worship" (cf. Rom 12:1), he argues, is the holy conversation between worshipers and the triune God who leads us to greater participation in Christ and to transformation through Christ's presence.

Author : Grzegorz Górny,Janusz Rosikon
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1621643182

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Vatican Secret Archives by Grzegorz Górny,Janusz Rosikon Pdf

"Investigative stories behind the most controversial events in the Church's history, for example: the Knights Templar trial, the Crusades, the Inquisition, the Galileo Galilei trial, and Pius XII's attitude towards the Holocaust"--

Author : Denis Robert McNamara
Publisher : LiturgyTrainingPublications
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781595250278

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Catholic Church Architecture and the Spirit of the Liturgy by Denis Robert McNamara Pdf

Author : Denis Crouan
Publisher : Ignatius Press
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011-07-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781681495002

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The History and the Future of the Roman Liturgy by Denis Crouan Pdf

Since the Second Vatican Council, the liturgy has become the source of conflicting opinions. This situation has given rise to disputes that continue to divide those who practice their faith. But what has created this state of affairs? Author Denis Crouan shows how the decisions made by Vatican II that aimed at restoring the Roman rite were presented poorly, applied incorrectly, and often not applied at all. In many places the Mass has been turned into a permanent work-in-progress, in which the objectivity of the liturgy yields to the subjectivity of those who take part in it. Where does the current unwillingness to apply the liturgical rules come from? Why have the directives of the last council been ignored or circumvented? This book offers answers to the questions asked by Catholics who want to understand their liturgy better, so as to put an end to deviant practices that threaten Church unity.