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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813968203321

Autore

Pecklers Keith F. <1958->

Titolo

Worship : a primer in christian ritual / / Keith F. Pecklers

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Collegeville, Minn., : Liturgical Press, 2005, c2003

ISBN

1-282-71045-1

9786612710452

1-4411-6454-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (241 p.)

Collana

New century theology

Disciplina

264

Soggetti

Liturgics

Worship

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; 1 Worship and Ritual; 2 Worship in Development and Decline; 3 Worship in Crisis and Challenge; 4 Worship in Transition; 5 Worship and Culture; 6 Worship and Popular Religion; 7 Worship and Society; 8 Worship and the Future of Christianity; Conclusion; References and Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

In Worship, Keith Pecklers aims to gives theologians, liturgists, clergy and laity of all denominations a new sense of the theology of liturgy. From a historical/theological treatment of the evolution of Christian worship in the West, Pecklers addresses 20th century liturgical reforms and emphasizes the liturgyGÇÖs role in the social and moral transformation of human society. The social dimension of worship is further highlighted in chapters on popular religion and inculturation. He considers the future of Christian worship in light of a new sociological reality: the break up of the stable par