The Sacraments: Historical Foundations and Liturgical Theology

by Kevin W. Irwin

Overview

“The heart of this book is about the ways in which the liturgy of the sacraments has been celebrated and understood in history and the ways in which the liturgy can (and should) influence how we understand the sacraments today.” In the first text of its kind, renowned liturgical scholar Kevin W. Irwin offers a thorough explanation of the sacraments in their intimate relationship to liturgy. In Part 1 he traces the historical evolution of sacraments and sacramental practice from their biblical foundations through the liturgical reforms of the Second Vatican Council. Part 3 concerns a theology of sacraments based on the liturgy as a major and firm foundation for understanding the theology of the sacraments today. Bridging these two main parts are two methodological chapters that describe the sources and method to be applied in Part 3. The Sacraments: Historical Foundations and Liturgical Theology is an indispensable resource for scholars and students who need to understand the sacraments as they should be understood: in their historical and theological relationships to the liturgy.
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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780809149551
Publisher:	Paulist Press
Publication date:	01/05/2016
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.10(d)

Table of Contents

Preface v

Introduction: How to Understand the Sacraments 1

Part 1 History 19

1 Scriptural Foundations 21

2 Age of the Martyrs 35

3 Patristic Period 49

4 Early Medieval Period 70

5 Scholastic Period 94

6 Reformation and the Council of Trent 112

7 Trent to Twentieth Century 128

8 Vatican II 142

Part 2 Method 167

9 Liturgical Sacramental Theology: Precedents and Present Rites 169

10 Liturgical Sacramental Method and Agenda 188

Part 3 Theology 207

11 Sacramentality 209

12 Humans and Human Work 231

13 Word Enacted 251

14 Prayer Events 274

15 Experiences of the Trinity 301

16 Paschal Memorial 317

17 Communio 335

18 Already and Not Yet 353

Conclusion: Sacramental Celebration Is Sacramental Theology 371

Bibliographies 375

Index 383