Caught in the Act: Karl Rahner, Brian Flanagan, and the Problem of Liturgical Failure
This article explores the limitations of theological reasoning that have attempted to reconcile the claim of faith that the church is holy with the experience of a broken and sinful church. A recent case study from an Easter Vigil celebration shows how attention to liturgical practice can challenge...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge Univ. Press
2023
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Horizons
Year: 2023, Volume: 50, Issue: 1, Pages: 32-61 |
| IxTheo Classification: | KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history KBQ North America KDB Roman Catholic Church NBN Ecclesiology RB Church office; congregation |
| Further subjects: | B
holy church
B theology of symbol B Ecclesiology B Vatican II B Liturgy B pilgrim church B sinful church |
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| Summary: | This article explores the limitations of theological reasoning that have attempted to reconcile the claim of faith that the church is holy with the experience of a broken and sinful church. A recent case study from an Easter Vigil celebration shows how attention to liturgical practice can challenge assumptions that scholars have made about the church's liturgies and reframe the fundamental theological question at stake in this conversation in such a way that the declaration that the church is sinful does not necessarily negate or preclude the declaration that the church is also holy. |
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| ISSN: | 2050-8557 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Horizons
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/hor.2023.4 |