Liturgy and Ethics: New Contributions from Reformed Perspectives

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Liturgy and Ethics Contents List of Contributors Introduction Liturgy and Ethics in the Reformed Tradition Liturgy as Ethics Liturgy in Practices Liturgy and Cultures Epilogue Bibliography Liturgy as Ethics What Makes Worship Good? Introduction Good in the Sense of Pleasant? Good in the Sense of Important? Good in the Sense of Proper? Good in the Sense of Performing? When Would Worship Not be Good? Bibiography “God Waits for and Responds to Sincere Prayer and Responsible Actions”1 Introduction Biography The Psalms Internal Coherence between Liturgy and Ethics in Bonhoeffer? Bibliography Catholic Reformed Ethics Bavinck’s Concept of Catholicity Described Bavinck’s Concept of Catholicity Evaluated Bavinck’s Concept of Catholicity Applied Conclusion Bibliography Theatricality of Liturgy and Its Relevance to Ethics Liturgy as Ethics: Improvisation and Emptiness Liturgy is Less Than Ethics: Hypocrisy Conclusive Remarks Referring to Calvin’s View of Theater Bibliography Liturgy in Practices Liturgy and Justice Ways in Which Justice is Present in Christian Liturgical Enactments The Injustice at the Heart of the Biblical Story Jesus’ Crucifixion in Mainline Liturgies African-American Liturgies Identification Does It Matter? Bibliography Eucharist and the Ethics of Sacrifice and Self-Giving Withering Rituals and Shrinking Conceptual Frameworks The Offertory in the Context of the Early Church’s Eucharistic Theology The Gifts as ‘Sacrifice’ The Offering of the Gifts as Self-Giving of the Faithful What Has been Lost with the Withering of the Offertory Bibliography Weekly at the Lord’s Table Introduction The Christological Motive of Purification and Sanctification through Christ The Pneumatological-Mystical Motive The Ecclesiastical-Liturgical Motive The Heavenward Directed-Eschatological Motive Motives Not Explaining Calvin’s Plea for Weekly Communion Final Remarks about Calvin’s Eucharistic Spirituality Conclusion Bibliography “Do This in Remembrance of Me” The Lord’s Supper as “Performative Remembrance” Calvin and the Frequent Celebration of the Lord’s Supper Performative Remembrance and Embodied Participation Bibliography Celebrating the Lord’s Supper as Act of Moral Formation Theoretical Framework Research Design Different Styles of Celebration Quantitative Data Frequency of Participation in the Lord’s Supper Qualitative Data Conclusion Bibliography Liturgy and Cultures Cutting, Binding, and Re-Membering Introduction A Covenantal Approach Worship Worship as Communicative Process Unity between Worship and Ethics Covenant and Liturgy: Comparisons with a Postliberal Approach A Covenantal Perspective on Formation Conclusion Bibliography Celebrating God’s Works From Work to Worship Work Put into Perspective Starting from the Sabbath Liturgy as Formative Practice Bibliography A Day to Remember Introduction Theological Reflection on Marriage A Retrieval of Wedding Ceremonies from Church History Community-Based Preparation, Celebration and Remembrance Bibliography The Priestly Liturgy of Creation in the Book of Leviticus Introduction Ritual and Liturgy Ritual and Ethics in the Book of Leviticus Ritual and Ethics in the Context of Indonesia Conclusion: On Applying the Rituals of Leviticus Bibliography Liturgical Formation and Practical Ecclesiology Introduction Outline Mapping the Field Practical-Ecclesiological Comments Systematic and Practical Ecclesiology Liturgical Formation in Practical Ecclesiology The Church is a Community sui generis Conclusion Bibliography Index