Description
The Dynamics of the Liturgy is a constructive critique of the post-Vatican II liturgical reform through the lens of Joseph Ratzinger's liturgical and sacramental theology--written by a former student of the great pope emeritus. For Ratzinger, liturgy is the oxygen of the sacraments, and his sacramental theology, still largely unknown, is the key to understanding his theology of liturgy.
This work highlights the specifically ritual dimension of liturgy, and the significance this has for Pope Benedict XVI's proposed "reform of the reform". Father Vincent Twomey warns that the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms of the Roman Rite--which Pope Benedict XVI had promoted to enrich liturgical practice--are dangerously drifting apart rather than, as the pope emeritus intended, complementing each other as part of an authentic renewal of the liturgy.
Author: D. Vincent Twomey
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Published: 10/22/2022
Pages: 187
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 7.96h x 5.32w x 0.56d
ISBN13: 9781621644866
ISBN10: 1621644863
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Christian Theology | General
- Religion | Christianity | Catholic
- Religion | Christian Rituals & Practice | Worship & Liturgy
About the Author
Father D. Vincent Twomey, S.V.D., is Professor Emeritus of Theology at St. Patrick's Pontifical University, Maynooth, Ireland. A former doctoral student of Joseph Ratzinger, Twomey is the author of several books and articles, including Pope Benedict XVI: The Conscience of Our Age.