The “Second Program” between Common Practice and Reflected Faith

Celebrations of Blessing for newborns are examples of a group of services that have a high sensitivity toward a certain milieu, social context, or occasion. These services are described as “second program” or alternative services. But are they actually “liturgy” at all? In order to approach this que...

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Main Author: Abel, Dominik ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publishing 2022
In: Studia liturgica
Year: 2022, Volume: 52, Issue: 1, Pages: 132-142
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Catholic church, Diözese Dresden-Meißen / Infant / Blessing / Celebration
B Jungmann, Josef Andreas 1889-1975 / Liturgy
IxTheo Classification:CH Christianity and Society
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBB German language area
KDB Roman Catholic Church
RC Liturgy
Further subjects:B celebration of the blessing of newborns
B Practical Theology
B Josef Andreas Jungmann
B Field Research
B alternative services
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Summary:Celebrations of Blessing for newborns are examples of a group of services that have a high sensitivity toward a certain milieu, social context, or occasion. These services are described as “second program” or alternative services. But are they actually “liturgy” at all? In order to approach this question, this article first analyzes various excerpts from an interview. As a next step, a historical discourse is outlined that was dedicated to a similar question. Already in 1933, the theologian Josef Andreas Jungmann raised this question in his article “What is Liturgy?”. A conclusion connects both approaches: The close connection between liturgy and church classifies these celebrations as liturgy. In a reverse direction these liturgies also raise the question of an image of church that emerges from these celebrations.
ISSN:2517-4797
Contains:Enthalten in: Studia liturgica
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/00393207221075727