Volume 2006, XLVIII, Number 3
Author: / Jaroslav VokounOriginal title: / Anzeichen liturgischer Bewegungen im tschechischen Protestantismus
English title: / Short study about the development concerning liturgy in Czech Protsestantism during 20th century
Abstract: / The article traces the elements of liturgical concern in the Czech Protestantism especially in the several latest decades. Liturgical character of the original Czech reformation would stand today somewhere very close to Anglican liturgy. Unfortunately in the time after Toleranz patent the reformation identity was shaped rather negatively by anti-Catholic sentiment than by genuine protestant elements and which brought strong and lasting anti-liturgical characteristic in the church. As an example of lonely voice for liturgical reform Vokoun highlights Jan Tydlitát, Czech vicar in 80´s, further compares two groups striving for liturgical renewal, liturgical commission organized by church administration and spontaneous liturgical initiative of young pastors and vicars called COENA, which is active in several last years. At the end he analyses approaches of two pro
Keywords: / liturgy, history Czech Protestantism, 20th century
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Original title: / Czech Protestantism and liturgy. Finding a Balance between Sacredness and Authenticity : an interview
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Abstract: / Interview with two pastors of Protestant Church of the Czech Brethern Tomáš Trusina, pastor in the town of Benešov and Tomáš Drobík co-founder of the liturgical association Coena and teacher of practical theology at the Hussite Theological Faculty of Charles University. They represent different positions on the issue of liturgy. First position put the accent on the „civil interpretation“. The second one accents dialogical charakter of liturgy and their sacred character. They present their elevation on worship, sacredness, authenticity, tradition and aims of liturgical renewal.
Keywords: / liturgy, liturgical renewal, tradition, sacredness
Author: / David R. Holeton
Original title: / Reading the Word of God together : the revised Common Lectionary and the Unity of Christians
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Abstract: / Holeton analyses the complicated development and the ecumenical importance of the common lectionary, which today is used in many churches in the world. He describe hard labour of ligurgical commision of second Vatican council on new lectionary reform. On grounds of study of liturgical text of several churches was gradually create Ordo Lectionum Missae (OLM) published in 1969 which substituted medieval lectionary cycle. It should be important instrument for Christian unity, but it had become a source of division. Study give account of development of new common document. By this one was the Revised Common Lectionary (RCL) published in 1992. The use has spread around the world and is being used in at least fifty churches covering the whole spectrum of „western“ Christiantity from Anglican to Baptist.
Keywords: / history, Second Vatican Council, lectionary, Ordo lectionum missae, Revised Common Lectionary
Author: / Burcht Pranger
Original title: / Religious Indifference. On the Nature of Medieval Christianity
English title: / Religious Indifference. On the Nature of Medieval Christianity
Abstract: / Author propose to discuss the problem how is it that medieval sources, both written and visual, which, at first sight, fit within, and are replete with christian religion, that is, more often than not can be read and interpreted as basicaly non religious? Or, if we want to avoid the binary and anachronistic opposition between religious and non-religious, one could rephrase this question and ask why the religious element often manifests itself as intrinsically indifferent? Whether we deal with logic of Abelard, Ockham or Buridan, or with Thomas Kempis´s Imitatio Christi, both types of source-material are somehow shot through with what author would like to coin as "religious indifference".
Keywords: / religious indifference, medieval Christianity, religion
Book reviews
Author: / Ivana Noble
Original title: / Political and Liturgical Theology in Dialogue
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Reviewed books: / MORRILL, Bruce T. Anamnesis as Dangerous Memory : Political and Liturgical Theology in Dialogue. Collegeville, Minn. : Liturgical Press, c2000. xvi, 224 s. ISBN 0-8146-6183-1.
MORRILL, Bruce T., ZIEGLER, Joanna E. and RODGERS, Susan (eds.). Practicing Catholic Ritual, Body, and Contestation in Catholic Faiths. Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006. vii, 325 s. ISBN 1-403-97296-6.
Author: / Ota Halama
Original title: / Utraquism between Roman Catholicism and Lutheranism
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Reviewed book: / DAVID, Zdeněk. Finding the Middle Way : the Utraquist Challenge to Rome and Luther. Washington : Woodrow Wilson Center Press, c2003. xxii, 579 s. ISBN 0-8018-7382-7.