The Eucharist as a ‘cosmic liturgy’ with the world
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21725015 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David L Cann (Theology and Religious Studies, King's College London, London, UK, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 148-160 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1474-225X • E-ISSN: 1747-0234 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1474225x.2021.2013514 |
| OpenAlex | W4200197894 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 12 |
The principle in eucharistic ecclesiology that the Eucharist is both constitutive of the Church and divinising for communicants has led to the insight that the eucharistic assembly (ekklesía) in Christ is ‘transfigured in order to transfigure’ (Zizioulas, 2011, 129–30). In the view of Metropolitan John D. Zizioulas, participation in the Eucharist transforms individuals into persons within a sacred community who then become not only stewards of the natural world, but ‘priests’ with a compelling ethos to care for all of creation. This article considers and gives context to the argument in eucharistic ecclesiology that the Eucharist is a ‘cosmic liturgy’ with implications for how the Church responds to the current environmental crisis. It describes the development of ideas of personhood from the Enlightenment through to the modern era, and how Christians can find in their tradition the call to lovingly transform the world
Archaeology · Ecclesiology · Enlightenment · Eucharist · Liturgy · Sociology · Theology · Christian Theology and Mission · History · Philosophy · Religion, Ecology, and Ethics · Religious Tourism and Spaces
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |