Rehearsing God's just kingdom : the eucharistic vision of Mark Searle / Stephen S. Wilbricht ; foreword by Rev Msgr. Kevin W. Irwin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wilbricht, Stephen S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catholic Church--Liturgy.

Catholic Church.

Liturgics.

Church renewal--Catholic Church.

Church renewal.

Searle, Mark, 1941-1992.

Searle, Mark.

Physical Description:

xiv, 240 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Collegeville, Minnesota : Liturgical Press, [2013]

Summary:

In the course of a teaching and writing career cut short by cancer, Mark Searle (1941-1992) provided a worthy contribution to the study of liturgy. The breadth of his liturgical interests and his desire to integrate a wide range of academic areas with the study of liturgy mark this scholar as a gifted thinker and author, arguably a pioneer. In Rehearsing God's Just Kingdom, Stephen S. Wilbricht explores Searle's basic conviction that liturgy represents, rehearses, and forms in its participants the essential commitments of the Christian community. In an age when so much depends on instant gratification and in which institutional commitment is often held in contempt, Searle's thinking provides an avenue for liturgical renewal that hinges on a respect for and trust in ritual forms and behavior. He also contends that the liturgy does not simply provide a platform on which to preach and instruct about matters of justice; rather, it is the church's privileged means of enacting here and now the "justice of God." Wilbricht masterfully elaborates and applies important concepts in Searle's writings to continue his praiseworthy contribution to liturgical renewal. Book jacket.

Contents:

Liturgy as "rehearsal of Christian attitudes"

Liturgy as the "justice of God"

The rehearsal of gathering

The rehearsal of listening

The rehearsal of sacrificing

The rehearsal of communing

Launching a new liturgical movement.

Notes:

"A Pueblo book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780814662724

0814662722

OCLC:

858749301