Worship Between the Holocausts

“The two holocausts, one fact, the other possibility (or probability), bespeak the reality of powerless-ness, meaninglessness, and futurelessness. Here memory and anticipatory symbol converge. As symbols, the two holocausts are evocative of conversion to a God who is there in the midst of human powe...

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Main Author: Downey, Michael 1952- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 1986
In: Theology today
Year: 1986, Volume: 43, Issue: 1, Pages: 75-87
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Summary:“The two holocausts, one fact, the other possibility (or probability), bespeak the reality of powerless-ness, meaninglessness, and futurelessness. Here memory and anticipatory symbol converge. As symbols, the two holocausts are evocative of conversion to a God who is there in the midst of human powerlessness and meaninglessness… What form will liturgy take if memory and anticipatory symbol are taken seriously, so as to facilitate the conversion demanded by the crisis brought about by the two-fold holocaust?”
ISSN:2044-2556
Contains:Enthalten in: Theology today
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/004057368604300108