Liturgical singing as ritual symbol

Symbol and ritual under National Socialism

The relationship of symbol and ritual to the 'world-view' of National Socialism has rarely been discussed. In this article however, it is argued that for Nazism, symbol and ritual were essential forms of ideological presentation and reinforcement. The NSDAP reduced political relationships to the workings of an eschatology, constructed upon symbols relating either to the German Volksgemeinschaft...

Codex Angelicus 123 as a Liturgical Manuscript

Ritual, Symbol, and Experience: Understanding Catholic Worker House Masses

As It Is in Heaven? Reflections on Liturgical Reframing

This article reflects on the phenomenon of a growing dissatisfaction and restlessness with traditional forms of worship as well as on some conceptions of the notion of liturgical renewal. It proposes that a fundamental liturgical reframing is indeed needed, grounded on the theological locus of the Christ-event. A brief description is given of the liturgical importance of this event, followed by...

Singing as communication