RT Article
T1 Liturgies in a Plural Age: The Concept of Liturgy in the Works of William T. Cavanaugh and James K. A. Smith
JF Studia liturgica
VO 49
IS 1
SP 122
OP 137
A1 Portin, Fredrik
LA English
PB Sage Publishing
YR 2019
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1680064983
AB In the article the political theologians William T. Cavanaugh's and James K. A. Smith's understanding of liturgy is analyzed and compared. In an effort to engage with public life from the perspective of theology, they both develop an understanding of liturgy that does not restrict it to a practice within a Christian context. Instead, they argue that liturgies are practices that also are observable within secular contexts. From this analysis, two understandings of liturgy are highlighted: liturgy as resistance and liturgy as dialogue. In conclusion, the article discusses what implications these understandings of liturgy have for the Church when confronting a contemporary pluralistic public context.
K1 James K. A. Smith
K1 William T. Cavanaugh
K1 Consumerism
K1 liturgy of dialogue
K1 liturgy of resistance
K1 Modern State
K1 Political Theology
K1 secular liturgies
DO 10.1177/0039320718810025