How to (Not) Make the World Sacred: Congar's “Sacred Pedagogy”

Fifty years ago, Yves Congar voiced concern over what he considered a serious point of confusion in the post-conciliar Church, namely, the meaning of “the sacred” in Christian faith and mission. This essay details Congar's diagnosis of the problem and explores the continued relevance of his con...

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Main Author: Arnold, Alec (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge University Press 2020
In: New blackfriars
Year: 2020, Volume: 101, Issue: 1093, Pages: 231-247
Further subjects:B Teilhard de Chardin
B Yves Congar
B Second Vatican Council
B Eucharistic Theology
B Nouvelle Théologie
B Sacramental Theology
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Summary:Fifty years ago, Yves Congar voiced concern over what he considered a serious point of confusion in the post-conciliar Church, namely, the meaning of “the sacred” in Christian faith and mission. This essay details Congar's diagnosis of the problem and explores the continued relevance of his constructive response, or, what he calls “sacred pedagogy.” For Congar, the world is not sacred in itself, because the body of Christ is the only sacred reality. Yet the world can become sacred, if we approach it “pedagogically,” as filled with signs that can lead us to grace. In the end, however, all present experience of the sacred will be transcended in the eschatological kingdom of God.
ISSN:1741-2005
Contains:Enthalten in: New blackfriars
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/nbfr.12411