Contradiction, Liturgy, and Freedom: Romano Guardini's Search for Meaning after the Cataclysm of World War I
This essay examines the early thought of Romano Guardini (1886-1968). It focuses on his magisterial book The Spirit of the Liturgy and discusses its genesis, its historical, biographical, and intellectual context, and its theological and philosophical significance. In so doing, it shows how Guardini...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2019]
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Modern theology
Year: 2019, Volume: 35, Issue: 1, Pages: 43-54 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Guardini, Romano 1885-1968, Vom Geist der Liturgie
/ Germany
/ Catholicism
/ National Socialism (1933-1945)
/ History 1918-1933
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| IxTheo Classification: | CG Christianity and Politics KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBB German language area KDB Roman Catholic Church |
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| Summary: | This essay examines the early thought of Romano Guardini (1886-1968). It focuses on his magisterial book The Spirit of the Liturgy and discusses its genesis, its historical, biographical, and intellectual context, and its theological and philosophical significance. In so doing, it shows how Guardini reacted to World War I and the cataclysm of his time in turning to the church and its liturgical life in order to provide a source of meaning to a disoriented generation. |
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| ISSN: | 1468-0025 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Modern theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/moth.12459 |