Secularizing the Sacred - The Demise of Liturgical Wholeness

Informationen zum Autor John E. Webster, Ronald S. Laura Klappentext This book explores one of the great paradoxes of our era. Western culture has almost imperceptibly come to secularize the sacred, while at the same time sacralizing the secular. The authors endeavor to show the debilitating effects that this paradox has had on the foundations of Christian worship with special reference to the history of worship and in particular the Presbyterian Church in Australia.The authors show how the theological predilection for 'minimization' has become inextricably woven into the fabric of what we call 'the theory of transformative subjugation' which drives the rationale for religious secularization. The book argues that it is necessary to consider a serious reconstruction of theological education in which its framework is located in a specific Christian theory of knowledge which engenders the Lordship of Christ and encourages a spirit of transformative love and connectedness. It is only in this context that the theology of worship and the beauty and usefulness of liturgical forms can be appreciated. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter 1 Socio-political Pattern in Early Presbyterianism in New South Wales Chapter 2 Defining the Practice of Worship in the Presbyterian Church Chapter 3 The Climax of Calvinist Liturgical Development in New South Wales Chapter 4 A Brief History of the Theological Aetiology of Liturgical Minimisation Chapter 5 Minimisation since 1977 in the Presbyterian Church of Australia Chapter 6 Towards an Epistemology of Worship Chapter 7 Towards a Reconstruction of Theological Education Conclusion Bibliography About the Authors

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Ronald S. Laura, Laura Ronald S., John E. Webster, John E./ Laura Webster, Webster John E.
• Edition: University Press Of America
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 31.07.2016
• EAN: 9780761867616
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-6761-6
• Pages: 226
• Catégories: Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Religion: général, ouvrages de référence; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Religion, théologie > Christianisme; Australia, RELIGION / Christian Rituals & Practice / Worship & Liturgy, RELIGION / Christianity / General, RELIGION / Christianity / Presbyterian, RELIGION / Christianity / Calvinist, Christianity, Christian liturgy, prayerbooks & hymnals, Prayers and liturgical material, Calvinist, Reformed & Presbyterian Churches, Calvinist, Reformed and Presbyterian Churches