The Fraying of the “Ecumenical Consensus” or a New Stage of Liturgical Renewal: A Case Study

Feminist, LGBTQIA+, and postcolonial critiques over the past decades have questioned the so-called “ecumenical consensus” in liturgical matters ranging from language about God to lectionaries to liturgical time. These developments have affected liturgical development across churches, with some (most...

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Autore principale: Cones, Bryan (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Sage Publishing 2024
In: Studia liturgica
Anno: 2024, Volume: 54, Fascicolo: 1, Pagine: 114-128
Altre parole chiave:B Liturgical reform
B Book of Common Prayer
B episcopal liturgy
B postcolonial liturgy
B queer liturgy
B feminist liturgy
B liturgy and ecumenism
B Lectionary
B ecumenical consensus
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Riepilogo:Feminist, LGBTQIA+, and postcolonial critiques over the past decades have questioned the so-called “ecumenical consensus” in liturgical matters ranging from language about God to lectionaries to liturgical time. These developments have affected liturgical development across churches, with some (most recently, the Presbyterian Church, USA) revising their resources to address these critiques. Others are pursuing a different approach: This article will provide a case study of ongoing liturgical development in The Episcopal Church, which has chosen not to redraft its 1979 Book of Common Prayer but, instead, encourage the development of supplemental resources housed at an official church website governed by its triennial General Convention and church law. The use of such resources will be regulated primarily by local bishops and pastors; already some bishops have authorized the use of different lectionary patterns and, anecdotally, variances in the baptismal formula. This article seeks to uncover the opportunities and the risks of such an approach to liturgical reform in one church, with a view to the effect it may have on that treasured “ecumenical consensus” among the churches.
ISSN:2517-4797
Comprende:Enthalten in: Studia liturgica
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/00393207231226167