Beyond the Formal Principle: A Reply to Ramsey and Saliers

Beyond the Formal Principle: A Reply to Ramsey and Saliers

One way into the question of the relation of ethics and liturgy is to focus on a critical issue facing liturgy today: its impoverishment and inability to nurture Christian faith and life. Three aspects of this problem are: injustice within the worshipping community, disagreement regarding forms of C...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of religious ethics 1979-10, Vol.7 (2), p.191-202
1. Verfasser: Farley, Margaret A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Christian ethics
Christian symbolism
Christianity
Churches
Communities
Focus on Liturgy and Ethics
Liturgy
Prayer
Religious buildings
Religious rituals
Worship services
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Zusammenfassung:One way into the question of the relation of ethics and liturgy is to focus on a critical issue facing liturgy today: its impoverishment and inability to nurture Christian faith and life. Three aspects of this problem are: injustice within the worshipping community, disagreement regarding forms of Christian service to the world, and the breakdown of symbols. Ethics must move beyond the articulation of formal principles and assertions regarding the importance of liturgy for the moral agent if it is to fulfill its task vis-à-vis these problems.
ISSN:0384-9694
1467-9795