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"A plain language exploration of the theology of worship La Liturgia/A House of Meanings presents liturgical theology in accessible ways, free of technical language. The book is designed for individual reading and structured to be a resource for a series of parish workshops, especially during the Easter season. Chapters conclude with a discussion guide intended to assist parishioners in developing their own sense of the value of worship and its relationship to our daily lives. Unique and refreshing, La Liturgia/A House of Meanings will be useful not only to congregations but to seminarians and anyone planning or evaluating worship"--
Sommario
Preface
I Signs of Grace: How Worship Works
II The Hinge of the Year: The Liturgies
of Holy Week
III Your Own Death and Resurrection:
Baptism and Confirmation
IV Talking and Eating with God:
The Eucharist
V Getting Organized: Holy Order
VI Sign of God's Love: Marriage
VII In a New Place: Anointing
of the Sick
VIII The Uprising of Jesus Christ:
The Church, its Mission, and Cultures
A Postscript on Liturgical Design
Glossary
Info autore
JUAN OLIVER has served in a variety of ministerial positions as vicar, interim rector, acting canon to the ordinary, and as an academic and professor. Dr. Oliver has published widely on worship and Latino ministry. Ripe Fields: The Promise and Challenge of Latino Ministry was published in 2009; A House of Meanings: Christian Worship in Plain Language in 2020. The Rev. Dr. Oliver is the former custodian of the Book of Common Prayer and lives in Santa Fé, New Mexico.
Riassunto
A House of Meanings, now available in Spanish.
Author Juan Oliver presents liturgical theology in accessible language, free of technical jargon. The book is designed for individual reading and structured to be a resource for a series of parish workshops, especially during the Easter season. Chapters conclude with a discussion guide intended to assist parishioners in developing their own sense of the value of worship and its relationship to our daily lives.
Unique and refreshing, La Liturgia/A House of Meanings will be useful not only to congregations but to seminarians and anyone planning or evaluating worship.
Prefazione
Juan Oliver's 'plain language' exploration of the theology of worship recently translated into Spanish
