| Description |
1 online resource |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Part I. Liturgy, enactments, and scripts -- What is liturgy? -- On following a liturgical script -- With one accord : the communal dimension of liturgical action -- On bended knee : the bodily dimension of liturgical action -- What are those without faith doing in liturgical enactments? -- Part II. Liturgy and Scripture -- On the liturgical reading and singing of Scripture -- Liturgical repetition and reenactment -- Liturgical commemoration -- The liturgical present tense -- Part III. God in the liturgy -- God's liturgical activity -- Does God know what we say to God? -- Part IV. Liturgy, love, and justice -- Liturgical love -- Justice and injustice in Christian liturgies |
| Summary |
Participation in religious liturgies and rituals is a pervasive and complex human activity. This book discusses the nature of liturgical activity and the various dimensions of such activity. Nicholas Wolterstorff focuses on understanding what liturgical agents actually do and shows religious practice as a rich area for philosophical reflection |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed March 21, 2018) |
| Subject |
Liturgics.
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Ritual.
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Religion.
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Religion
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religion (discipline)
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RELIGION -- Christian Rituals & Practice -- Worship & Liturgy.
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RELIGION -- Institutions & Organizations.
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Liturgics.
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Religion.
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Ritual.
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| Genre/Form |
Liturgical books.
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Liturgical books.
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Livres liturgiques.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780192527837 |
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0192527835 |
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9780191843457 |
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0191843458 |
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