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The People's Faith

The Liturgy of the Faithful in Orthodoxy
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 2018

Summary

Works of liturgical theology tend to be produced by experts who draw from the sources and explain the meaning of the liturgy to the lay people. When such explanations are firmly grounded in the sources, the academy accepts and celebrates them as genuine works of liturgical theology. Liturgical theology requires an examination from a different perspective: the lay people's. How do the lay people explain their understanding of the liturgy in their own words? Drawing from the results of parish focus groups and a clergy survey, The People’s Faith presents the liturgical theology of the lay people in the Orthodox Churches of America.

The People’s Faith presents original findings on how ordinary laity experience the Divine Liturgy, Holy Communion, Lent and Easter, liturgical change, and gender roles in the Liturgy. The author brings the laity’s views into dialog with the prevailing liturgical theology in the Orthodox Church and identifies several topics worthy of theological reflection. The people’s veneration for tradition tops a list of liturgical issues worthy of further research, including ecumenical aspects of the Eucharist, the relationship between liturgy and theological anthropology, and a desire to receive divine compassion during ritual celebration.

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Bibliographic data

Edition
1/2018
Copyright Year
2018
ISBN-Print
978-1-9787-0459-6
ISBN-Online
978-1-9787-0460-2
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
217
Product Type
Monograph

Table of contents

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    1. Contents No access
    2. List of Textbox and Tables No access
    3. Acknowledgments No access
  1. 1 Introducing the People’s Faith No access Pages 1 - 22
  2. 2 Mainstream Orthodox Liturgical Theology in America No access Pages 23 - 62
  3. 3 Parish Focus Groups No access Pages 63 - 100
  4. 4 The People’s Faith No access Pages 101 - 126
  5. 5 Common Ground No access Pages 127 - 156
  6. 6 Hearing the Word, Penance, and Communion No access Pages 157 - 182
  7. Conclusion No access Pages 183 - 198
  8. Appendix A No access Pages 199 - 202
  9. Appendix B No access Pages 203 - 204
  10. Select Bibliography No access Pages 205 - 212
  11. Index No access Pages 213 - 216
  12. About the Author No access Pages 217 - 217

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