THEO 564 - Liturgical Year
Summer Session 2002
Course Description
The dynamics of time, story and history in the
liturgical shaping of time. Evolution of the
liturgical year especially in relation to Christological
models. Theology of Sunday, festivals and seasons
reflected in today's liturgical books and calendars.
Liturgical time and the rhythms of American life.
Goals and Objectives
This course is about the acquisition of knowledge with a view toward the critical evaluation of
the liturgical year especially within the Roman
Catholic Church and in a variety of contemporary
churches today. While pastoral issues may certainly
be considered, the course is neither a "how-to-do-the
rites" course nor is it concerned with offering
blueprints for pastoral practice in the variety
of settings from which students come or to which
they are going. Rather, this course takes as
its premise that the only way to know what the
Liturgical Year is is to study its manifestation
as it actually appears within the various strata
of the Christian tradition. Only then can one
adequately evaluate its current shape(s). This
means, concretely, both history of the Liturgical
Year and the history of its theological
interpretation.
More specifically, this course intends to assist
M.A. students in Liturgical Studies and others
in acquiring:
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A thorough knowledge of the history and
theology of the liturgical year in
preparation for either further research and study or serving in various
pastoral ministries in an informed manner;
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An ability to articulate the central foci
of the various feasts and seasons in the
life of the Church; and
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An ability to celebrate "fully, actively,
and consciously" the One Mystery of
Christ as it is expressed and reflected in
the Sundays, feasts, and seasons of the liturgical
year.
Course Requirements
The above goals and objectives will be met
by:
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Attendance at and participation (discussion,
dialogue, etc.) in all class sessions;
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Keeping up with the assigned reading;
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Three Unit Take-Home Written Examinations
Grading
Grades will be determined on the basis of "full,
active, and conscious participation," as
well as the take-home exams.
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The grades A is reserved for what is
considered to be exceptional work on the graduate
level;
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an A- or B+ means that work is at a
level of solid and high quality, a
level above what is necessary to successfully
complete
the requirements for the course; a
B is good solid work, the average and minimum
required
(and expected of graduate students)
for the successful completion of a graduate-level
course;
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a C+ is a passing grade for graduate-level
study meaning that an assignment
was completed but in need of improvement
and/or
further development
or clarification; and
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a C, although
a passing grade, indicates some serious
problems.
Required Texts and Reading
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A. Adam, The Liturgical Year: Its
History and Meaning after the Reform of
the Liturgy,
New York/Collegeville 1981.
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J. Neil Alexander, Waiting for the
Coming. The Liturgical Meaning of Advent,
Christmas,
and Epiphany, Washington, D.C. 1993.
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R. Brown, A Crucified Christ in Holy
Week, Collegeville 1986.
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R. Brown, An Adult Christ at Christmas,
Collegeville 1975.
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M. Johnson (ed.), Between Memory and
Hope: Readings on the Liturgical Year, Collegeville,
2000.
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T. Talley, The Origins of the Liturgical
Year (Second, Emended Addition), Collegeville
1986.
Recommended Texts and Reading on Reserve
NOTE: Some "required reading" for
discussion purposes will be expected from some
of the following texts as indicated in the
syllabus!
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R. Brown, A Coming Christ in Advent,
Collegeville.
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R. Brown, A Risen Christ in Eastertime,
Collegeville 1991.
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R. Cantalamessa, Easter in the Early
Church: An Anthology of Jewish and Early
Christian
Texts, Collegeville 1992.
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A.G. Martimort, et. al., The Liturgy
and Time . Vol. IV of The Church
at Prayer: An Introduction to the Liturgy, ed. A. G. Martimort,
et. al., Collegeville 1986.
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A Nocent, The Liturgical Year, 4
vols., Collegeville 1977.
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