Liturgical Theology after Schmemann
Liturgical Theology after Schmemann

Author: Brian A. Butcher

Publisher: Fordham Univ Press

Published: 2018-02-06

Total Pages: 348

ISBN-13: 082327828X

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While only rarely reflecting explicitly on liturgy, French philosopher Paul Ricoeur (1913-2005) gave sustained attention to several themes pertinent to the interpretation of worship, including metaphor, narrative, subjectivity, and memory. Inspired by his well-known aphorism, “The symbol gives rise to thought,” Liturgical Theology after Schmemann offers an original exploration of the symbolic world of the Byzantine Rite , culminating in a Ricoeurian analysis of its Theophany “Great Blessing of Water.” . The book examines two fundamental questions: 1) what are the implications of the philosopher’s oeuvre for liturgical theology at large? And 2)how does the adoption of a Ricoeurian hermeneutic shape the study of a particular rite? Taking the seminal legacy of Orthodox theologian Alexander Schmemann (1921-1983) as its point of departure, Butcher contributes to the renewal of contemporary Eastern Christian thought and ritual practice by engaging a spectrum of current theological and philosophical conversations.

Introduction to Liturgical Theology
Introduction to Liturgical Theology

Author: Aleksandr Shmeman

Publisher:

Published: 1966

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13:

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The author has tried to define liturgical theology, noting especially its progress beyond liturgics, the study and comparison of texts, and showing how the dynamic realism of the Eucharistic liturgy has been often obscured in popular liturgical piety. These themes are developed in reference to the Ordo or shape of worship as it evolved in the Orthodox Church, from the very earliest years down to the 'crystallization' of worship in Byzantine Orthodoxy in the ninth-twelfth centuries.

Of Water and the Spirit
Of Water and the Spirit

Author: Alexander Schmemann

Publisher: St Vladimir's Seminary Press

Published: 1974

Total Pages: 180

ISBN-13: 9780913836101

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A study of the Orthodox understanding of Baptism and Chrismation.

Liturgy and Tradition
Liturgy and Tradition

Author: Alexander Schmemann

Publisher: RSM Press

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9780881410822

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Reflections on the theological aspect of the liturgy was the focus of Alexander Schmemann's intellectual life. He intuitively grasped and insisted upon the essentially theological character of all liturgical renewal. He recognized that the renewal of the church requires a rediscovery of the liturgy's own inherent theology, that same theology which once informed the whole of the church's life as well as the teachings and writings of the leaders of the Patristic age. This theological content which is inherent in the liturgy itself is designed by Schmemann as liturgical theology.

The Eucharist
The Eucharist

Author: Alexander Schmemann

Publisher: St Vladimir's Seminary Press

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 9780881410181

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The crowning achievement of Fr Schmemann's work, reflecting his entire life experience as well as his thoughts on the Divine Liturgy.

On Liturgical Theology
On Liturgical Theology

Author: Aidan Kavanagh

Publisher: Liturgical Press

Published: 2017-02-28

Total Pages: 224

ISBN-13: 0814660274

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Nearly everything that theologians write on liturgy, Father Kavanagh notes, is often called liturgical theology, although on closer examination such works appear to be either dogmatic theologies about the liturgy or systematic theologies making use of liturgical data. None truly reflects how liturgy shapes theology or is theology or even relates to theology. This work is Father Kavanagh's effort to substantiate the existence of a truly liturgical theology. It will raise almost as many questions as it answers, but it will also further insight into theology and liturgy as it assays their relationship.

Anamnesis as Dangerous Memory
Anamnesis as Dangerous Memory

Author: Bruce T. Morrill

Publisher: Liturgical Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780814661833

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Anamnesis as Dangerous Memory explores the political theology of Johann Baptist Metz to discover how Christian memory is prophetic both in its revelation of extraordinary circumstances of injustice and the challenge and hope it poses to those who join in solidarity with the oppressed. Liturgical theologian Alexander Schmemann then elaborates how the liturgy reveals the kingdom of God and empowers believers to witness to it. The meeting of these theologies results in a rich eschatology, a life shaped y the vision of a future that fulfills the promises of the past.

Great Lent
Great Lent

Author: Alexander Schmemann

Publisher: St Vladimir's Seminary Press

Published: 1974

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13:

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A brief explanation of Great Lent based upon Scriptures, parables and themes found in the liturgical practice of the Orthodox.

Theologia Prima
Theologia Prima

Author: David W. Fagerberg

Publisher: LiturgyTrainingPublications

Published: 2022-01-07

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 1618330349

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"Liturgical Theology" is often a convenient label for any theology that has loosely to do with worship or Eucharist. In this innovative book, David Fagerberg distinguishes liturgical theology from a general theology of worship. He proposes two defining attributes of liturgical theology: (1) "lex orandi": It is manifested in the Church's historical rites. (2) "theologia prima": It is theology done by the liturgical community. Theologia Prima is a thorough revision of Dr. Fagerberg's groundbreaking, What Is Liturgical Theology? A Study in Methodology (1992). It contains three new chapters as well as well as more anecdotal material derived from Dr. Fagerberg's extensive experience as a teacher and theologian.

Liturgical Theology
Liturgical Theology

Author: Simon Chan

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2009-09-20

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 0830876200

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Bad worship produces bad theology, and bad theology produces an unhealthy church. In Liturgical Theology, Simon Chan issues a call to evangelicals to develop a mature theology of the church--an ecclesiology that is grounded in the church's identity as a worshiping community. Evangelicals, he argues, are confused about the meaning and purpose of the church in part because they have an inadequate understanding of Christian worship. As a remedy for this ailment, Chan presents a coherent theology of the church that pays particular attention to the liturgical practices that have constituted Christian worship throughout the centuries. With a seasoned eye and steady hand, he guides the reader through these practices and unpacks their significance for theology, spirituality and the renewal of evangelicalism in the postmodern era. Chan's proposal advances the conversation among evangelicals regarding the relationship between theology and worship. In contrast to some theologians who have tended to emphasize a sociological analysis, Chan argues that we need to consider what is essential to the church's theological identity. Drawing on the larger Christian tradition, Chan argues that we discover that identity primarily in the structure and significance of Christian worship.