Reforming the Liturgy: A Response to the Critics2009 Catholic Press Association Award Winner! Perhaps no liturgical scholar of our time is better ale than John Baldovin to write with clarity and accuracy about the meaning of the church's liturgy and the history of its development in the last half century. In this summary volume on the reform of the liturgy since the Second Vatican Council, Baldovin pinpoints and assesses 'both sympathetically and critically 'the objections to changes in the liturgy since the council, focusing on philosophical, historical-critical, and theological questions. After addressing each criticism in turn, in a final chapter he assesses the critique of post 'Vatican II liturgy as a whole, affirming what is accurate and necessary, rejecting what is backward looking, and proposing a set of principles to guide future development. No one who studies or participates in liturgical action in the twenty-first century can afford to overlook this book. John F. Baldovin, SJ, is professor of historical and liturgical theology at Boston College School of Theology and Ministry. His most recent books include Bread of Life, Cup of Salvation and The Urban Character of Christian Worship. |
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... early opposition to the reform , which was associated with the Roman Curia . For example , a book in Italian by Tito Casino that was extremely critical of the work of the Consilium appeared in 1967. It was remarkable for the fact that ...
... early . These groups ( and their heirs ) opposed the reform as a whole . In fact , there have been so many approaches taken to the reform ( pro and con ) that it is necessary to organize them by categories . ASSESSING THE REFORM One of ...
... early twentieth century . But the decline in the reception of holy communion , which one can argue is the most important , is a problem that begins in the sixth century at the latest . All this is to say that Pickstock's medi- eval Mass ...
... Harvard dissertation by John Romano , Ritual and Society in Early Medieval Rome , an extremely thorough and convincing analysis of the text and context of Ordo Romanus Primus . itself as it must be adapted in various cultures.50 At 26.
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Contents
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The Historical Basis of the Reform | 36 |
A Theological Critique | 65 |
Liturgy as Ritual | 90 |
Major Issues | 105 |
A Way Forward | 134 |
The Uses of Liturgical History Berakah Response | 158 |
Bibliography | 174 |
Index | 184 |