Liturgical Love
In this article, I focus on the ways in which liturgical participation can be a manifestation of love rather than on the formative effects of liturgy. I introduce the discussion by distinguishing two quite different love commands that Jesus issued: we are to love our neighbors as ourselves, and the...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2017]
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Studies in Christian ethics
Year: 2017, Volume: 30, Issue: 3, Pages: 314-328 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament NBF Christology NBN Ecclesiology NCB Personal ethics RC Liturgy |
| Further subjects: | B
symbolic expression of love
B exercise of love B Christ-like friendship love B Jesus’ love commands B liturgical participation B neighbor love |
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| Summary: | In this article, I focus on the ways in which liturgical participation can be a manifestation of love rather than on the formative effects of liturgy. I introduce the discussion by distinguishing two quite different love commands that Jesus issued: we are to love our neighbors as ourselves, and the followers of Jesus are to love each other as he loved them. The former sort of love I call ‘neighbor love’, the latter, ‘Christ-like friendship love’. I distinguish two ways in which both kinds of love can be manifested: by exercising the love, or by giving symbolic expression to the love. I point to various dimensions of Christ-like friendship love that the New Testament singles out for attention, and show how these dimensions can be exercised in the liturgy. I then point to ways in which neighbor love can be manifested. I conclude with some brief reflections on liturgical participation as formative of love. |
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| ISSN: | 0953-9468 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Studies in Christian ethics
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0953946817693587 |