Gender Differences and the Making of Liturgical History: Lifting a Veil on Liturgy’s Past. By Teresa Berger
In this book Teresa Berger addresses the broader theological issues emerging from liturgical history by bringing the interpretative tools of gender history to bear on the tradition. In doing so she challenges us to think afresh about history, theology, and contemporary problems. It is through the wo...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2012
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2012, Volume: 63, Issue: 2, Pages: 816-818 |
| Review of: | Gender differences and the making of liturgical history (Farnham [u.a.] : Ashgate, 2011) (Gittoes, Julie)
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| Summary: | In this book Teresa Berger addresses the broader theological issues emerging from liturgical history by bringing the interpretative tools of gender history to bear on the tradition. In doing so she challenges us to think afresh about history, theology, and contemporary problems. It is through the words and actions of the liturgy that we are drawn into the presence of God; Berger engages with the complexity of the embodied nature of this practice. Her attentiveness to the stories of the past, and to the difficult experiences of others, makes this a powerful and significant resource for current discussions., At the outset, Berger makes clear that this attentiveness encompasses all gender identities, including ascetic virgins, eunuchs, inter-sexed persons, and priestly men. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/fls092 |