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Liturgical Theology
Convener: Melanie Ross is Associate Professor of Liturgical Studies at Yale Divinity School and Yale Institute of Sacred Music
Members in Attendance: unavailable
Visitors: Lisa Hancock, Seyeom Kim, Tom McLean, Christopher O’Brien, Mykayla Turner, Sze-Long Wong
Description of Work: Our seminar discussed seven papers by seminar members. We also spent part of our time in a joint meeting with the Exploring Contemporary and Alternative Worship seminar group, discussing Melanie Ross’s book, Evangelical Worship: An American Mosaic (OUP, 2021). The seminar concluded by discussing current works in progress and electing Jan Schnell Rippentrop as the new convener.
Papers and Presentations:
• Frank Senn, “Ritual and Sacrament as Bodily Practice.”
• Neal Presa, “Between Memoery and Hope: Filipinx American/AAPI Communities and the Leitourgia for Justice, Belonging, and Identity.”
• James Starke, “Liturgy as Mystery: A Proposed Foundation for Liturgical-Theological Reflection.”
• John Witvliet, “Divine/Human Agency in Theologies of Worship.”
• Amy Schiffrin, “Creeds and Confessions in Worship: Engraved upon Our Hearts.”
• Tom McLean, “The Later Schillebeeckx’s Unfinished Work on the Sacraments: A Report from the Archives.”
• Bruce Morrill, “The Baptismal Formula Controversy in the US Catholic Church.”
Other Work and Plans for the Future:We plan to vote via email later this year about a new book to read together. Several individuals also volunteered to contribute papers.
