Assessment

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Module Aims

This module will lead participants to an understanding of liturgy as a primary act of the believing community. It will introduce learners to key terms and concepts of Christian liturgy. Additionally, it will explore theological and human dimensions of liturgy, as well as encompassing liturgical history and ecumenism.

Indicative Syllabus

• Introduction to Liturgical Theology
• Embodied, Spatial Worship; Posture
• Gesture, Movement & Ritual Patterns
• Enacted Rites
• Evolution and Development: Oral Improvisation to Written Texts
• The Modern Liturgical Movement
• Pentecost: The Mystical Body of Christ
• Anamnesis and Epiclesis
• Liturgy and Private Devotion
• Hospitality and the Liturgy
• The Protestant Reformations and Worship
• Eastern Experience of Liturgy
• An Introduction to the Sources for the Study of Liturgy.

Learning Outcomes

• — Reflect critically on the religious practice as expressed in religious ritual;
• — Provide a detailed description of the nature and development of Christian worship;
• — The ability to explain some of the methods used by liturgists in studying the celebration of the Christian mystery;
• — Critically engage with liturgical documents especially the liturgical books;
• — Understand the nature and need for liturgical reforms;
• — Explain key terms and concepts of pastoral liturgy.

Bibliography

• — Paul Bradshaw, ed., The New Westminster Dictionary of Liturgy and Worship (Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2003).
• — Anscar J. Chupungco, Handbook for Liturgical Studies 4. Vol. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1999-2000. Volume I: Introduction to the Liturgy (1997); Volume II: Fundamental Liturgy (1998); Volume III: The Eucharist (1999); Volume IV: Sacraments and Sacramentals (2000)
• — Juliette Day, Reading the Liturgy: An exploration of texts in Christian Worship (London: T&T Clark, 2014).
• — Peter J. Elliott, Liturgical Question Box: Answers to Common Questions About the Liturgy (San Francisco, CA: Ignatius Press, 2002).
• — Rita Ferrone, Liturgy: Sacrosanctum Concilium (Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2007).
• — Peter E. Fink, ed., The New Dictionary of Sacramental Worship (Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2000).
• — Benjamin Gordon-Taylor and Juliette Day, editors. The Study of Liturgy and Worship. London: SPCK, 2013.
• — Kevin Irwin. The Sacraments: Historical Foundations and Liturgical Theology. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2016.
• — Maxwell E. Johnson. Sacraments and Worship: The Sources of Christian Theology. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2012.
• — Maxwell E. Johnson. Sacraments and Worship: The Sources of Christian Theology. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2012.
• — Aimé Georges Martimort, The Church at Prayer: An Introduction to the Liturgy, trans. Matthew J. O’Connell, 4 vol. Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 1988. Volume I: Introduction to the Liturgy; Volume II: The Eucharist; Volume III: The Sacraments and Volume IV: The Liturgy and Time.
• — Nathan Mitchell, Meeting Mystery (Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2006).
• — Kenan Osborne, Sacramental Theology: Fifty Years After Vatican II. Hobe Sound, FL: Lectio, 2014.
• — Gail Ramshaw, Christian Worship: 100,000 Sundays of Symbols and Rituals (Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2009).
• — Alexander Schmemann, For the Life of the World: Sacraments and Orthodoxy. New Edition Crestwood, NY: St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, 2018.