Christian Symbol and Ritual

Author: Bernard Cooke
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198035071
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 191

Book Description
In Christian Symbol and Ritual, Bernard Cooke and Gary Macy offer an accessible and engaging introduction to the topic written from a non-denominational perspective. Cooke and Macy demonstrate that celebration, ritual, and symbol are already central to our lives, even though most do not see their actions as symbolic or ritualistic. They connect central Christian symbols to the symbols and rituals already present in everyday life and place Christian theology in a familiar context. After discussing the characteristics and functions of rituals, they explore different kinds of ritual, including those of friendship, worship, and healing. The authors also examine such questions as how rituals establish and maintain power relationships, how "official" rituals are different from "popular" Christian rituals and devotions, and how Christian rituals function in the process of human salvation. Christian Symbol and Ritual is an invaluable resource for students, teachers, and lay readers.

Signs and Symbols of the Liturgy

Author: Michael Ruzicki
Publisher: LiturgyTrainingPublications
ISBN: 1616714379
Category : Gesture in worship
Languages : en
Pages : 82

Book Description
This resource helps you prepare a reverent, artful, and interactive experience of the symbols of the liturgy followed by reflection on their meaning for groups of adults or teens.

The Family of God

Author: William Lloyd Warner
Publisher: Greenwood
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 500

Book Description

The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Archaeology

Author: David K. Pettegrew
Publisher: Oxford Handbooks
ISBN: 0199369046
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 724

Book Description
"This handbook brings together work by leading scholars of the archaeology of early Christianity in the Mediterranean and surrounding regions. The 34 essays to this volume ground the history, culture, and society of the first seven centuries of Christianity in the latest currents of archaeological method, theory, and research."--

Christian Worship

Author: Gail Ramshaw
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780800662332
Category : Christian art and symbolism
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
This unique textbook not only lays out the religious-studies framework of a contemporary understanding of Christian worship. It also offers keys to the experience of Christian worship in each historical period, including the American experience. Ramshaw's novel and creative approach -- which shows the roots of Christian worship in symbol, ritual, myth, and sacred place -- bridges the great cultural divide between today's student and the chief Christian rites rooted in the ancient world. In light of this history of experiences, Ramshaw also illuminates and addresses ongoing issues in worship (gender, authority, ethics, skepticism) and places them into an exlicitly cross-religious framework with Islam, Judaism, and other traditions. -- Book jacket flap.

Warfare, Ritual, and Symbol in Biblical and Modern Contexts

Author: Brad E. Kelle
Publisher: Society of Biblical Lit
ISBN: 1589839595
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 322

Book Description
New perspectives on Israelite warfare for biblical studies, military studies, and social theory Contributors investigate what constituted a symbol in war, what rituals were performed and their purpose, how symbols and rituals functioned in and between wars and battles, what effects symbols and rituals had on insiders and outsiders, what ways symbols and rituals functioned as instruments of war, and what roles rituals and symbols played in the production and use of texts. Features: Thirteen essays examine war in textual, historical, and social contexts Texts from the Hebrew Bible are read in light of ancient Near Eastern texts and archaeology Interdisciplinary studies make use of contemporary ritual and social theory

Christian Symbols, Ancient Roots

Author: Elizabeth Rees
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 188

Book Description
Ancient peoples articulated and made sense of their lives through the powerful world of symbol, and Christianity absorbed such symbols as blood, corn, fire and water, adding new dimensions of meaning to each one. By medieval times, these symbols provided access to a many-levelled world in which pagan and Christian truths shed light upon each other. During the Age of Reason, the language of symbol was spoken less, and now that symbols are valued once again, Christians often fear to reconnect religious symbols with their ancient roots. As a result the symbol world of modern Christians is often a pale shadow of the world their forebears inhabited. This book selects dominant Christian symbols and places them against the archaic background from which they grew, drawing on myths and rituals of both ancient and contemporary cultures, thereby integrating the worlds of symbol and reality, sacred and secular, myth and history.

Symbol and Sacrament

Author: Louis-Marie Chauvet
Publisher: Liturgical Press
ISBN: 9780814661246
Category : Sacraments
Languages : en
Pages : 592

Book Description
This work comes at an opportune hour: a time in which many complain that contemporary theology lacks a general theory of sacraments. Chauvet charts a reorientation in sacramental theology from the scholastic treatments, which appropriated the metaphysical categories of causality and substance to develop an essentially instrumentalist appreciation of grace, in favor of an approach through the category of symbol." In this approach the subject is as much "grasped" (and transformed) by the symbolic representation as is the object being interpreted. Chauvet commands a wealth of scholarship which he deploys to powerful effect. His work in developing a foundational theology of sacramentality will remain the standard for years to come. "

Sacred Symbols

Author: Alonzo L. Gaskill
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781462128778
Category : RELIGION
Languages : en
Pages :

Book Description

Christian Symbols and How to Use Them

Author: M. A. Justina Knapp
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781436692373
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 180

Book Description
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.