Liturgy and Culture
Mission Statement
Our objective is to engage the received worship traditions of the Christian churches in a critical dialogue with the cultural context of liturgy in the United States: a context that is multicultural, multilingual, ecumenical and inter-religious. We seek to find a constructive way of both encouraging and challenging the inculturation going on today in the renewal of Christian worship across the denominational spectrum.
Convener
Julia Upton, RSM
St. John’s University
8000 Utopia Parkway
Jamaica, NY 11439
Office: 718-990-6308
Fax: 718-990-1894
uptonj@stjohns.edu
2006 Agenda
With apologies to Bob Dylan, “Plans, are a-changin"!
Unfortunately, we are not going to be able to continue with our participant-observation model. There has been a change of leadership at Christ the King, and it is no longer a Jesuit parish. However, even without that element, we still have a full plate.
We agreed to read Popular Piety and the Liturgy: A Commentary Peter C. Phan, ed. (Liturgical Press, 2005) and will discuss it together. I’m still open to anyone who might want to lead that discussion, but if no one steps up, I’ll handle that.
Papers/Discussions will be presented by:
- Denise Anderson – Liturgy and Social Justice
- Stephen Larson - Liturgy and Social Justice
- Deok-Weon Ahn - Future Prospects For Ecumenism
- Michael Hawn – in his role as music director for the forthcoming World Council of Churches IX Assembly in Porto Alegre, Brazil in Feb. 2006 will lead an informal discussion on the possibilities and pitfalls of preparing and leading liturgies in ecumenical forums