RT Article
T1 Liturgical Love
JF Studies in Christian ethics
VO 30
IS 3
SP 314
OP 328
A1 Wolterstorff, Nicholas 1932-
LA English
PB Sage
YR 2017
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/156171206X
AB 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.
K1 Christ-like friendship love
K1 exercise of love
K1 Jesus’ love commands
K1 liturgical participation
K1 neighbor love
K1 symbolic expression of love
DO 10.1177/0953946817693587