Ritualized faith : essays on the philosophy of liturgy / Terence Cuneo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cuneo, Terence.

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Oxford studies in analytic theology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Eastern churches--Liturgy.

Eastern churches.

Christianity--Philosophy.

Christianity.

Physical Description:

240 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Oxford Univ Press, 2016.

Summary:

Central to the lives of the religiously committed are not simply religious convictions but also religious practices. The religiously committed, for example, regularly assemble to engage in religious rites, including corporate liturgical worship. Although the participation in liturgy is central to the religious lives of many, few philosophers have given it attention. In this collection of essays, Terence Cuneo turns his attention to liturgy, contending that the topic proves itself to be philosophically rich and rewarding. Taking the liturgical practices of Eastern Christianity as its focal point, Ritualized Faith examines issues such as what the ethical importance of ritualized religious activities might be, what it is to immerse oneself in such activities, and what the significance of liturgical singing and iconography are. In doing so, Cuneo makes sense of these liturgical practices and indicates why they deserve a place in the religiously committed life. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Love and Liturgy 20

2 Protesting Evil 37

3 Another Look at Divine Hiddenness 52

4 Liturgical Immersion 66

5 Liturgy and the Moral Life 88

6 If These Walls Could Only Speak: Icons as Vehicles of Divine Speech 106

7 The Significance of Liturgical Singing 126

8 Ritual Knowledge 145

9 Transforming the Self: On the Baptismal Rite 167

10 Rites of Remission 185

11 Entering through Death, Living with Doubt 204.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

0198757751

9780198757757

OCLC:

919563132

Publisher Number:

99967507545