David Albert Jones
- Published in print:
- 2007
- Published Online:
- September 2007
- ISBN:
- 9780199213009
- eISBN:
- 9780191707179
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199213009.003.0007
- Subject:
- Religion, Church History
This chapter examines the clergy's core task of leading worship in their parishes. It explores the evidence about Sunday services, about how frequently they were held, the manner in which they were ...
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This chapter examines the clergy's core task of leading worship in their parishes. It explores the evidence about Sunday services, about how frequently they were held, the manner in which they were conducted, the conscientiousness or not of the clergy, the frequency of weekday services, and the frequency and manner of celebrating Holy Communion. The extent of the participation of lay people in conducting worship is examined, especially in terms of music, in choirs, and the attitude of the clergy to this. The observation of Church fasts and festivals is examined, as well as the involvement of clergy in communal celebrations, such as fairs and friendly societies. The role of the clergy in churchings, baptisms, and weddings, including ‘clandestine marriage’, involving more or less serious legal irregularities in conducting a marriage, is investigated.Less
This chapter examines the clergy's core task of leading worship in their parishes. It explores the evidence about Sunday services, about how frequently they were held, the manner in which they were conducted, the conscientiousness or not of the clergy, the frequency of weekday services, and the frequency and manner of celebrating Holy Communion. The extent of the participation of lay people in conducting worship is examined, especially in terms of music, in choirs, and the attitude of the clergy to this. The observation of Church fasts and festivals is examined, as well as the involvement of clergy in communal celebrations, such as fairs and friendly societies. The role of the clergy in churchings, baptisms, and weddings, including ‘clandestine marriage’, involving more or less serious legal irregularities in conducting a marriage, is investigated.
W. Douglas Kornahrens
- Published in print:
- 2021
- Published Online:
- January 2022
- ISBN:
- 9781474483056
- eISBN:
- 9781399502153
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3366/edinburgh/9781474483056.003.0014
- Subject:
- Religion, Church History
This chapter scrutinizes the Scottish Liturgy of 1764. Built on the Service Book of 1637, the non-juring Prayer Book of 1718 and, above all, The Ancient Liturgy of the Church of Jerusalem of 1744, it ...
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This chapter scrutinizes the Scottish Liturgy of 1764. Built on the Service Book of 1637, the non-juring Prayer Book of 1718 and, above all, The Ancient Liturgy of the Church of Jerusalem of 1744, it consolidated a Eucharistic perspective that can be traced back beyond the Revolution to the Aberdeen Doctors. It also reaffirmed liturgical continuity with the Roman Catholic pre-Tridentine tradition. By permitting the reserving of sacramental elements, the new liturgy enabled non-jurors to circumvent reimposed penal laws that restricted the Eucharist to a handful of communicants in one room or meeting place. This liturgy was testament to the growing rapprochement between the jurors who adhered to Anglicanism and the non-jurors who remained committed to a universal, Catholic and Orthodox Church. This Jacobite tradition was exported to America after the surviving non-juring hierarchy consecrated Samuel Seabury at Aberdeen in 1784 as the first Episcopalian bishop of the fledgling United States. His Communion Office, published in New London, Connecticut, in 1786 was based on the Scottish liturgy of 1764.Less
This chapter scrutinizes the Scottish Liturgy of 1764. Built on the Service Book of 1637, the non-juring Prayer Book of 1718 and, above all, The Ancient Liturgy of the Church of Jerusalem of 1744, it consolidated a Eucharistic perspective that can be traced back beyond the Revolution to the Aberdeen Doctors. It also reaffirmed liturgical continuity with the Roman Catholic pre-Tridentine tradition. By permitting the reserving of sacramental elements, the new liturgy enabled non-jurors to circumvent reimposed penal laws that restricted the Eucharist to a handful of communicants in one room or meeting place. This liturgy was testament to the growing rapprochement between the jurors who adhered to Anglicanism and the non-jurors who remained committed to a universal, Catholic and Orthodox Church. This Jacobite tradition was exported to America after the surviving non-juring hierarchy consecrated Samuel Seabury at Aberdeen in 1784 as the first Episcopalian bishop of the fledgling United States. His Communion Office, published in New London, Connecticut, in 1786 was based on the Scottish liturgy of 1764.
Ted A. Campbell
- Published in print:
- 2009
- Published Online:
- January 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780195370638
- eISBN:
- 9780199870738
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195370638.003.004
- Subject:
- Religion, Theology
Chapter 3 discusses the ways in which the gospel message has been expressed in a variety of churches that were related to or influenced by the Reformation of the sixteenth century (including Anglican ...
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Chapter 3 discusses the ways in which the gospel message has been expressed in a variety of churches that were related to or influenced by the Reformation of the sixteenth century (including Anglican churches). The chapter shows that in these churches the gospel message has been transmitted in three ways: through creeds and other doctrinal statements; through the Protestant understanding of the unity of the scriptures which focuses on the message about Jesus Christ; and through varied forms of worship including preaching, the celebration of the eucharist (the Lord’s Supper, or Holy Communion), and the use of hymns.Less
Chapter 3 discusses the ways in which the gospel message has been expressed in a variety of churches that were related to or influenced by the Reformation of the sixteenth century (including Anglican churches). The chapter shows that in these churches the gospel message has been transmitted in three ways: through creeds and other doctrinal statements; through the Protestant understanding of the unity of the scriptures which focuses on the message about Jesus Christ; and through varied forms of worship including preaching, the celebration of the eucharist (the Lord’s Supper, or Holy Communion), and the use of hymns.
Keith Robbins
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- September 2008
- ISBN:
- 9780198263715
- eISBN:
- 9780191714283
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198263715.003.0006
- Subject:
- Religion, History of Christianity, Church History
The chapter begins by considering the advent of the American evangelist Billy Graham and crusading revivalism, its success and failures. It then considers ecclesiastical decolonization — the impact ...
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The chapter begins by considering the advent of the American evangelist Billy Graham and crusading revivalism, its success and failures. It then considers ecclesiastical decolonization — the impact of the end of the British Empire on the Anglican Communion in particular — and the different ways in which the churches reacted to the possibility of European integration. That in turn was bound up with the continuing Cold War and the role of the World Council of Churches. The chapter then turns to religious/political tensions within Ireland and the reviving nationalism within Britain (and church involvement). The impact of Vatican II in Britain and Ireland was significant, both on Catholics and on ecumenical relations. Church unity was high on the agenda. New bible translations and liturgies appeared, new theologies were written, but new economic prosperity and social liberalism often left churches mystified.Less
The chapter begins by considering the advent of the American evangelist Billy Graham and crusading revivalism, its success and failures. It then considers ecclesiastical decolonization — the impact of the end of the British Empire on the Anglican Communion in particular — and the different ways in which the churches reacted to the possibility of European integration. That in turn was bound up with the continuing Cold War and the role of the World Council of Churches. The chapter then turns to religious/political tensions within Ireland and the reviving nationalism within Britain (and church involvement). The impact of Vatican II in Britain and Ireland was significant, both on Catholics and on ecumenical relations. Church unity was high on the agenda. New bible translations and liturgies appeared, new theologies were written, but new economic prosperity and social liberalism often left churches mystified.
Donald Bolen
- Published in print:
- 2008
- Published Online:
- January 2009
- ISBN:
- 9780199216451
- eISBN:
- 9780191712173
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199216451.003.0023
- Subject:
- Religion, Theology, Religion and Society
This chapter begins by looking at the methodologies adopted and developed within the Roman Catholic Church's dialogues with the Anglican Communion and the World Methodist Council, reflecting on ...
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This chapter begins by looking at the methodologies adopted and developed within the Roman Catholic Church's dialogues with the Anglican Communion and the World Methodist Council, reflecting on aspects attentive to ecumenical learning, and which to some degree could be adapted or replicated in other contexts. It looks at recent initiatives within Anglican–Roman Catholic relations, in particular, the work of the International Anglican–Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission, as a means of bridging the gaps mentioned above. It then considers recent developments in Methodist–Catholic relations, focusing on a mutual exchange of gifts in the most recent statement of the Joint International Commission for Dialogue Between the World Methodist Council and the Roman Catholic Church. Finally, the chapter offers concluding reflections on Receptive Ecumenism in the light of these dialogues.Less
This chapter begins by looking at the methodologies adopted and developed within the Roman Catholic Church's dialogues with the Anglican Communion and the World Methodist Council, reflecting on aspects attentive to ecumenical learning, and which to some degree could be adapted or replicated in other contexts. It looks at recent initiatives within Anglican–Roman Catholic relations, in particular, the work of the International Anglican–Roman Catholic Commission for Unity and Mission, as a means of bridging the gaps mentioned above. It then considers recent developments in Methodist–Catholic relations, focusing on a mutual exchange of gifts in the most recent statement of the Joint International Commission for Dialogue Between the World Methodist Council and the Roman Catholic Church. Finally, the chapter offers concluding reflections on Receptive Ecumenism in the light of these dialogues.
Isaac M. Poobalan
- Published in print:
- 2021
- Published Online:
- January 2022
- ISBN:
- 9781474483056
- eISBN:
- 9781399502153
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3366/edinburgh/9781474483056.003.0006
- Subject:
- Religion, Church History
This chapter contends that the position of Henry Scougal (and, to a lesser extent, James and George Garden) is a transcendent space from the Calvinists, the Anglo Catholics, those of the via media ...
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This chapter contends that the position of Henry Scougal (and, to a lesser extent, James and George Garden) is a transcendent space from the Calvinists, the Anglo Catholics, those of the via media and the Latitudinarians. While it is possible to locate non-juring tendencies in the generation of clergy and laity in the later seventeenth century, locating these tendencies in the author of the Life of God in the Soul of Man, opens up a space hitherto uninhabited. Scougal, professor of Divinity at King’s College, Aberdeen, argued for frequent communion sacraments in which Epiclesis was broadened from a call to the congregation to the whole of Scotland. Scougal’s advocacy of a plain life of justice and charity laid the groundwork for the spread of practical mysticism into the north-east of Scotland.Less
This chapter contends that the position of Henry Scougal (and, to a lesser extent, James and George Garden) is a transcendent space from the Calvinists, the Anglo Catholics, those of the via media and the Latitudinarians. While it is possible to locate non-juring tendencies in the generation of clergy and laity in the later seventeenth century, locating these tendencies in the author of the Life of God in the Soul of Man, opens up a space hitherto uninhabited. Scougal, professor of Divinity at King’s College, Aberdeen, argued for frequent communion sacraments in which Epiclesis was broadened from a call to the congregation to the whole of Scotland. Scougal’s advocacy of a plain life of justice and charity laid the groundwork for the spread of practical mysticism into the north-east of Scotland.
Richard Sharp
- Published in print:
- 2021
- Published Online:
- January 2022
- ISBN:
- 9781474483056
- eISBN:
- 9781399502153
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3366/edinburgh/9781474483056.003.0011
- Subject:
- Religion, Church History
This chapter considers Eucharistic doctrine and liturgical developments of the English non-jurors. For the first generation after their deprivation in 1690, liturgical innovation was not a priority ...
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This chapter considers Eucharistic doctrine and liturgical developments of the English non-jurors. For the first generation after their deprivation in 1690, liturgical innovation was not a priority for English non-jurors. Although assembling in their own chapels and oratories, and avoiding use of distinct names in prayers for the King and Royal Family, they continued to worship in accordance with the Book of Common Prayer. However, absence of innovation did not reflect lack of interest in liturgical matters. Together with their High Church contemporaries who contrived to accommodate conscience to the new orders in Church and State, Non-jurors persevered in a common scholarly enterprise which had already gone far towards raising awareness of the faith and practice of the primitive Church of the first four centuries. Taking into consideration of the usages controversy which split the non-jurors after 1718 and promoted an intense polemical debate which promoted a raft of innovative church practices: primarily the mixing of water with wine in the communion chalice, but also controversial were prescription of oblation and Epiclesis, reservation of the communion elements and prayers for the sick and dying.Less
This chapter considers Eucharistic doctrine and liturgical developments of the English non-jurors. For the first generation after their deprivation in 1690, liturgical innovation was not a priority for English non-jurors. Although assembling in their own chapels and oratories, and avoiding use of distinct names in prayers for the King and Royal Family, they continued to worship in accordance with the Book of Common Prayer. However, absence of innovation did not reflect lack of interest in liturgical matters. Together with their High Church contemporaries who contrived to accommodate conscience to the new orders in Church and State, Non-jurors persevered in a common scholarly enterprise which had already gone far towards raising awareness of the faith and practice of the primitive Church of the first four centuries. Taking into consideration of the usages controversy which split the non-jurors after 1718 and promoted an intense polemical debate which promoted a raft of innovative church practices: primarily the mixing of water with wine in the communion chalice, but also controversial were prescription of oblation and Epiclesis, reservation of the communion elements and prayers for the sick and dying.
A. Emsley Nimmo
- Published in print:
- 2021
- Published Online:
- January 2022
- ISBN:
- 9781474483056
- eISBN:
- 9781399502153
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Edinburgh University Press
- DOI:
- 10.3366/edinburgh/9781474483056.003.0012
- Subject:
- Religion, Church History
This chapter argues that while, for Scottish non-jurors, support for the Jacobites was a political, physical, ecclesiastical and temporal disaster, as far as theology, ecclesiology and liturgy were ...
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This chapter argues that while, for Scottish non-jurors, support for the Jacobites was a political, physical, ecclesiastical and temporal disaster, as far as theology, ecclesiology and liturgy were concerned there was another side to the story; the opposite obtained. The Non-jurors, on account of earthly disappointment, concentrated on the things that were necessary for spiritual well-being and eternal salvation. The Revolution Settlement of 1689-90 gave them a freedom from Erastianism which created an opportunity that pushed the Scottish Episcopal Church towards the cutting edge of liturgy and placed her at the forefront of liturgical development in the Western Church and theological debates on the intermediate state between heaven and hell, as on prayers for the dead, came to be viewed as a spiritual aspect of Enlightenment based on rigorous patristic scholarship and forensic historical enquiry that also drew strength from sacramental continuity since the Reformation. It gave the Scottish Epsicopal Church a unique and distinguished liturgy that had influence beyond Scotland, most notably in the American Episcopal Church after the consecration of Samuel Seabury by three Aberdeenshire Bishops.Less
This chapter argues that while, for Scottish non-jurors, support for the Jacobites was a political, physical, ecclesiastical and temporal disaster, as far as theology, ecclesiology and liturgy were concerned there was another side to the story; the opposite obtained. The Non-jurors, on account of earthly disappointment, concentrated on the things that were necessary for spiritual well-being and eternal salvation. The Revolution Settlement of 1689-90 gave them a freedom from Erastianism which created an opportunity that pushed the Scottish Episcopal Church towards the cutting edge of liturgy and placed her at the forefront of liturgical development in the Western Church and theological debates on the intermediate state between heaven and hell, as on prayers for the dead, came to be viewed as a spiritual aspect of Enlightenment based on rigorous patristic scholarship and forensic historical enquiry that also drew strength from sacramental continuity since the Reformation. It gave the Scottish Epsicopal Church a unique and distinguished liturgy that had influence beyond Scotland, most notably in the American Episcopal Church after the consecration of Samuel Seabury by three Aberdeenshire Bishops.
Elizabeth Teresa Groppe
- Published in print:
- 2004
- Published Online:
- July 2005
- ISBN:
- 9780195166422
- eISBN:
- 9780199835638
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0195166426.003.0004
- Subject:
- Religion, Theology
This chapter presents in systematic form Congar’s pneumatological anthropology and pneumatological ecclesiology. The indwelling of the Holy Spirit in the human person, Congar affirms, is a mystery ...
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This chapter presents in systematic form Congar’s pneumatological anthropology and pneumatological ecclesiology. The indwelling of the Holy Spirit in the human person, Congar affirms, is a mystery that heals us from sin and leads us to a new level of participation in the divine life. In contrast to much of the Catholic theology of his era, Congar develops a corresponding pneumatological ecclesiology. The Holy Spirit is co-institutor of the church and principle of the church’s holiness, catholicity, apostolicity, and communion.Less
This chapter presents in systematic form Congar’s pneumatological anthropology and pneumatological ecclesiology. The indwelling of the Holy Spirit in the human person, Congar affirms, is a mystery that heals us from sin and leads us to a new level of participation in the divine life. In contrast to much of the Catholic theology of his era, Congar develops a corresponding pneumatological ecclesiology. The Holy Spirit is co-institutor of the church and principle of the church’s holiness, catholicity, apostolicity, and communion.
Elizabeth Teresa Groppe
- Published in print:
- 2004
- Published Online:
- July 2005
- ISBN:
- 9780195166422
- eISBN:
- 9780199835638
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0195166426.003.0006
- Subject:
- Religion, Theology
This chapter concludes the analysis with reflection on the contemporary significance of Congar’s integration of pneumatological anthropology and pneumatological ecclesiology. The author uses Congar’s ...
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This chapter concludes the analysis with reflection on the contemporary significance of Congar’s integration of pneumatological anthropology and pneumatological ecclesiology. The author uses Congar’s theology of the Holy Spirit as the basis for the formulation of constructive proposals on three issues facing the theological discipline today: the discussion as to whether the Catholic Church is a hierarchy or a democracy, the suitability of “persons in communion” as a framework for ecclesiological discourse, and reflection on the personhood of the Holy Spirit and the theology of appropriations.Less
This chapter concludes the analysis with reflection on the contemporary significance of Congar’s integration of pneumatological anthropology and pneumatological ecclesiology. The author uses Congar’s theology of the Holy Spirit as the basis for the formulation of constructive proposals on three issues facing the theological discipline today: the discussion as to whether the Catholic Church is a hierarchy or a democracy, the suitability of “persons in communion” as a framework for ecclesiological discourse, and reflection on the personhood of the Holy Spirit and the theology of appropriations.
Alan Harding
- Published in print:
- 2003
- Published Online:
- April 2004
- ISBN:
- 9780198263692
- eISBN:
- 9780191601149
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0198263694.003.0004
- Subject:
- Religion, Church History
The chapter shows how itinerant preaching served to extend and nurture the work of the Connexion, where the initiative came from in opening new areas of work, how itinerancy was organised (including ...
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The chapter shows how itinerant preaching served to extend and nurture the work of the Connexion, where the initiative came from in opening new areas of work, how itinerancy was organised (including Lady Huntingdon’s personal role in this), and the source of funds for building chapels and running the Connexion. All the main reformed denominations were represented within the Connexion’s congregations; socially they appear to have consisted principally of artisans and small tradesmen. Ministry was supplied by students of Lady Huntingdon’s college, by Anglican clergymen, and occasionally by other established preachers. Other aspects of the Connexion discussed in this chapter include: instances of violent opposition; growing pressure for ministers to settle with congregations; sources of authority within congregations; the development of religious societies within the Connexion; pressures for regular Communion services; the use of the Anglican Prayer Book; the development of the Connexion’s own hymn book; the religious instruction of children; and the number, size, and catchment areas of congregations.Less
The chapter shows how itinerant preaching served to extend and nurture the work of the Connexion, where the initiative came from in opening new areas of work, how itinerancy was organised (including Lady Huntingdon’s personal role in this), and the source of funds for building chapels and running the Connexion. All the main reformed denominations were represented within the Connexion’s congregations; socially they appear to have consisted principally of artisans and small tradesmen. Ministry was supplied by students of Lady Huntingdon’s college, by Anglican clergymen, and occasionally by other established preachers. Other aspects of the Connexion discussed in this chapter include: instances of violent opposition; growing pressure for ministers to settle with congregations; sources of authority within congregations; the development of religious societies within the Connexion; pressures for regular Communion services; the use of the Anglican Prayer Book; the development of the Connexion’s own hymn book; the religious instruction of children; and the number, size, and catchment areas of congregations.
Rowan Strong
- Published in print:
- 2002
- Published Online:
- November 2003
- ISBN:
- 9780199249220
- eISBN:
- 9780191600760
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0199249229.003.0007
- Subject:
- Religion, History of Christianity
The authenticity of an indigenous Scottish Episcopalianism is argued for in this chapter, using the debates around the Eucharistic liturgy known as the Scottish Communion Office. This liturgy ...
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The authenticity of an indigenous Scottish Episcopalianism is argued for in this chapter, using the debates around the Eucharistic liturgy known as the Scottish Communion Office. This liturgy developed in the eighteenth century as a genuine Scottish variant of the liturgy in the Book of Common Prayer. It was disliked by some clergy and laity, Scots and English, for its High Church theology and its distinctiveness from the Church of England. It was upheld by Scots, clergy and laity, who were steeped in the traditions of the nonjuring Episcopalianism of the eighteenth century. These fought a rearguard action against its abolition throughout the nineteenth century and can be identified as maintaining native Scottish religious traditions that were a departure from the Calvinism and Presbyterianism that all too often are what Scottish national identity is reduced to in its religious form.Less
The authenticity of an indigenous Scottish Episcopalianism is argued for in this chapter, using the debates around the Eucharistic liturgy known as the Scottish Communion Office. This liturgy developed in the eighteenth century as a genuine Scottish variant of the liturgy in the Book of Common Prayer. It was disliked by some clergy and laity, Scots and English, for its High Church theology and its distinctiveness from the Church of England. It was upheld by Scots, clergy and laity, who were steeped in the traditions of the nonjuring Episcopalianism of the eighteenth century. These fought a rearguard action against its abolition throughout the nineteenth century and can be identified as maintaining native Scottish religious traditions that were a departure from the Calvinism and Presbyterianism that all too often are what Scottish national identity is reduced to in its religious form.
John J. Coughlin, O.F.M.
- Published in print:
- 2010
- Published Online:
- January 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780195372977
- eISBN:
- 9780199871667
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195372977.001.0001
- Subject:
- Law, Philosophy of Law
This book explores the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church from a comparative perspective. The Introduction to the book presents historical examples of antinomian and legalistic approaches to ...
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This book explores the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church from a comparative perspective. The Introduction to the book presents historical examples of antinomian and legalistic approaches to canon law. It discusses these approaches as threats to the rule of law in the Church, and describes the concept of the rule of law in the thought of various Anglo-American legal theorists. Chapter One offers an overview of canon law as the “home system” in this study. The remaining chapters consider antinomian and legalistic approaches to the rule of law in light of three specific issues: the sexual abuse crisis, ownership of church property, and the denial of Holy Communion to Catholic public officials. Chapters Two and Three discuss the failure of the rule of law as a result of antinomian and legalistic approaches to the sexual abuse crisis. Chapters Four and Five compare the concept of property in canon law with that of liberal political theory; they discuss the ownership of parish property in light of diocesan bankruptcies, the relationship between church property and the law of the secular state, and the secularization of Catholic institutions and their property. Chapters Six and Seven raise the indeterminacy claim with regards to canon law and the arguments for and against the denial of Holy Communion to Catholic public officials. Although the three issues arise in the context of the United States, they raise broader theoretical issues about antinomianism, legalism, and the rule of law.Less
This book explores the canon law of the Roman Catholic Church from a comparative perspective. The Introduction to the book presents historical examples of antinomian and legalistic approaches to canon law. It discusses these approaches as threats to the rule of law in the Church, and describes the concept of the rule of law in the thought of various Anglo-American legal theorists. Chapter One offers an overview of canon law as the “home system” in this study. The remaining chapters consider antinomian and legalistic approaches to the rule of law in light of three specific issues: the sexual abuse crisis, ownership of church property, and the denial of Holy Communion to Catholic public officials. Chapters Two and Three discuss the failure of the rule of law as a result of antinomian and legalistic approaches to the sexual abuse crisis. Chapters Four and Five compare the concept of property in canon law with that of liberal political theory; they discuss the ownership of parish property in light of diocesan bankruptcies, the relationship between church property and the law of the secular state, and the secularization of Catholic institutions and their property. Chapters Six and Seven raise the indeterminacy claim with regards to canon law and the arguments for and against the denial of Holy Communion to Catholic public officials. Although the three issues arise in the context of the United States, they raise broader theoretical issues about antinomianism, legalism, and the rule of law.
Gerald O'Collins SJ and Mario Farrugia SJ
- Published in print:
- 2003
- Published Online:
- January 2005
- ISBN:
- 9780199259946
- eISBN:
- 9780191602122
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0199259941.003.0007
- Subject:
- Religion, Theology
From the rites of Christian initiation (baptism, confirmation, and the Eucharist), this chapter passes to the sacraments of the sick (penance and the anointing of the sick), and to the sacraments in ...
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From the rites of Christian initiation (baptism, confirmation, and the Eucharist), this chapter passes to the sacraments of the sick (penance and the anointing of the sick), and to the sacraments in the service of communion (holy orders and matrimony). The chapter ends by offering a descriptive definition of all seven sacraments.Less
From the rites of Christian initiation (baptism, confirmation, and the Eucharist), this chapter passes to the sacraments of the sick (penance and the anointing of the sick), and to the sacraments in the service of communion (holy orders and matrimony). The chapter ends by offering a descriptive definition of all seven sacraments.
Gerald O'Collins SJ and Mario Farrugia SJ
- Published in print:
- 2003
- Published Online:
- January 2005
- ISBN:
- 9780199259946
- eISBN:
- 9780191602122
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/0199259941.003.0008
- Subject:
- Religion, Theology
By gathering disciples and calling ‘the twelve’, Jesus created some minimal organization, which grew after Pentecost into the ‘one, holy, catholic, and apostolic’ Church of the ...
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By gathering disciples and calling ‘the twelve’, Jesus created some minimal organization, which grew after Pentecost into the ‘one, holy, catholic, and apostolic’ Church of the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed. After some developments in the Middle Ages and at the time of the Reformation, teaching about the nature and function of the Catholic Church flowered in the last two centuries. Vatican I (1869–70) defined the primacy and infallibility of the Pope but did not have the chance to complete its full teaching on the Church. This happened at Vatican II (1962–65), where biblical, patristic, ecumenical and liturgical influences combined to produce such rich developments as teaching on the collegiality of bishops, the universal call to holiness, and relations to other Christians and to non-Christians.Less
By gathering disciples and calling ‘the twelve’, Jesus created some minimal organization, which grew after Pentecost into the ‘one, holy, catholic, and apostolic’ Church of the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed. After some developments in the Middle Ages and at the time of the Reformation, teaching about the nature and function of the Catholic Church flowered in the last two centuries. Vatican I (1869–70) defined the primacy and infallibility of the Pope but did not have the chance to complete its full teaching on the Church. This happened at Vatican II (1962–65), where biblical, patristic, ecumenical and liturgical influences combined to produce such rich developments as teaching on the collegiality of bishops, the universal call to holiness, and relations to other Christians and to non-Christians.
Paul C. Gutjahr
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- May 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199740420
- eISBN:
- 9780199894703
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199740420.003.0032
- Subject:
- Religion, Church History
Chapter thirty-two explores the Didactic Theology lectures Hodge offered from the mid-1840s through the early 1870s. Hodge based these lectures on the doctrinal teachings found in the Westminster ...
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Chapter thirty-two explores the Didactic Theology lectures Hodge offered from the mid-1840s through the early 1870s. Hodge based these lectures on the doctrinal teachings found in the Westminster Confession. He paid great attention to the sacramental tradition of the Roman Catholics and Lutherans, and argued a hard line that the sacraments did not hold innate power, but were made effective by the faith of those who partook of them.Less
Chapter thirty-two explores the Didactic Theology lectures Hodge offered from the mid-1840s through the early 1870s. Hodge based these lectures on the doctrinal teachings found in the Westminster Confession. He paid great attention to the sacramental tradition of the Roman Catholics and Lutherans, and argued a hard line that the sacraments did not hold innate power, but were made effective by the faith of those who partook of them.
Paul C. Gutjahr
- Published in print:
- 2011
- Published Online:
- May 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780199740420
- eISBN:
- 9780199894703
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199740420.003.0045
- Subject:
- Religion, Church History
Chapter forty-five is a detailed examination of Hodge’s views on the Church universal. As denominations competed for members and new religious traditions arose on the American landscape, a wide array ...
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Chapter forty-five is a detailed examination of Hodge’s views on the Church universal. As denominations competed for members and new religious traditions arose on the American landscape, a wide array of Protestants turned their attention to defining the true nation of Christ’s earthly Church and who its members might be. Hodge believed that form did not so much define the Church as did people who were filled with the Holy Spirit. He also spoke against infant damnation and in favor of the use of liturgies in church services.Less
Chapter forty-five is a detailed examination of Hodge’s views on the Church universal. As denominations competed for members and new religious traditions arose on the American landscape, a wide array of Protestants turned their attention to defining the true nation of Christ’s earthly Church and who its members might be. Hodge believed that form did not so much define the Church as did people who were filled with the Holy Spirit. He also spoke against infant damnation and in favor of the use of liturgies in church services.
Hilarion Alfeyev
- Published in print:
- 2000
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198270096
- eISBN:
- 9780191683893
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198270096.003.0004
- Subject:
- Religion, Early Christian Studies
Divine worship occupies a very important place in the life of a monk, who usually spends many hours a day in church. Symeon the New Theologian, who lived all the time in cenobitic monasteries, must ...
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Divine worship occupies a very important place in the life of a monk, who usually spends many hours a day in church. Symeon the New Theologian, who lived all the time in cenobitic monasteries, must have attended church offices every day during about fifty years of his monastic life. An analysis of his background would be incomplete without pointing out the enormous role of church worship in his life and spirituality. This chapter examines Symeon's attitude to three main dimensions of the Orthodox liturgical tradition: daily monastic office, the Eucharist, and the annual cycle of feasts. The basic principles and elements of the monastic office in Orthodox tradition are also discussed, and especially in Constantinopolitan monasteries of the time of Symeon. The question of frequency of Communion and liturgy in Eastern monasteries are considered in connection with Symeon's eucharistic approach. This chapter looks at the basic principles and elements of divine worship in early monasticism, the monastic office in Constantinople around the time of Symeon, and Simeon's eucharistic piety.Less
Divine worship occupies a very important place in the life of a monk, who usually spends many hours a day in church. Symeon the New Theologian, who lived all the time in cenobitic monasteries, must have attended church offices every day during about fifty years of his monastic life. An analysis of his background would be incomplete without pointing out the enormous role of church worship in his life and spirituality. This chapter examines Symeon's attitude to three main dimensions of the Orthodox liturgical tradition: daily monastic office, the Eucharist, and the annual cycle of feasts. The basic principles and elements of the monastic office in Orthodox tradition are also discussed, and especially in Constantinopolitan monasteries of the time of Symeon. The question of frequency of Communion and liturgy in Eastern monasteries are considered in connection with Symeon's eucharistic approach. This chapter looks at the basic principles and elements of divine worship in early monasticism, the monastic office in Constantinople around the time of Symeon, and Simeon's eucharistic piety.
Ashley Null
- Published in print:
- 2001
- Published Online:
- October 2011
- ISBN:
- 9780198270218
- eISBN:
- 9780191683954
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198270218.003.0001
- Subject:
- Religion, History of Christianity, Church History
Thomas Cranmer took down Catholicism's hegemony over English society by using the powers of his position to encourage the Protestant faith. Cranmer was martyred because of his support for ...
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Thomas Cranmer took down Catholicism's hegemony over English society by using the powers of his position to encourage the Protestant faith. Cranmer was martyred because of his support for justification and Holy Communion sola fide. Cranmer gave the English people a liturgy that articulates aspirations of the human spirit with rhetoric and clarity; he was then named the founding father of Anglicanism as a theological balance. Cranmer was firm toward evangelicals who threatened his actions on reform; in spite of the pressures he experienced, he always found himself able to forgive his enemies. The foundation of Cranmer's faith relied on this commitment to love his enemies since he believed that this was necessary for salvation. Throughout Cranmer's writings, emphasis for God's love for the unworthy was a common theme.Less
Thomas Cranmer took down Catholicism's hegemony over English society by using the powers of his position to encourage the Protestant faith. Cranmer was martyred because of his support for justification and Holy Communion sola fide. Cranmer gave the English people a liturgy that articulates aspirations of the human spirit with rhetoric and clarity; he was then named the founding father of Anglicanism as a theological balance. Cranmer was firm toward evangelicals who threatened his actions on reform; in spite of the pressures he experienced, he always found himself able to forgive his enemies. The foundation of Cranmer's faith relied on this commitment to love his enemies since he believed that this was necessary for salvation. Throughout Cranmer's writings, emphasis for God's love for the unworthy was a common theme.
Norman Doe
- Published in print:
- 1998
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780198267829
- eISBN:
- 9780191683381
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198267829.003.0010
- Subject:
- Law, Constitutional and Administrative Law
This chapter examines the practice of the rites of baptism, confirmation, and Holy Communion in churches of the Anglican Communion. Anglican churches regulate the administration of these rites by ...
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This chapter examines the practice of the rites of baptism, confirmation, and Holy Communion in churches of the Anglican Communion. Anglican churches regulate the administration of these rites by means of provisions on celebration, preparation, admission, and exclusion and they are subject to the oversight of the diocesan bishop. Most church laws are consistent with the resolutions of the Lambeth Conference. One of the most radical juridical readjustments in church law on initiation was the admission of the unconfirmed to the Holy Communion.Less
This chapter examines the practice of the rites of baptism, confirmation, and Holy Communion in churches of the Anglican Communion. Anglican churches regulate the administration of these rites by means of provisions on celebration, preparation, admission, and exclusion and they are subject to the oversight of the diocesan bishop. Most church laws are consistent with the resolutions of the Lambeth Conference. One of the most radical juridical readjustments in church law on initiation was the admission of the unconfirmed to the Holy Communion.
