Liturgical peace, liturgical war : Benedict XVI's Summorum Pontificum and its critics / Tomasz Dekert.
| Author/creator | Dekert, Tomasz author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | London : T&T Clark, 2026. |
| Copyright Date | ©2026 |
| Description | vii, 229 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Benedict XVI's Summorum Pontificum and its critics |
| Series | T&T Clark studies in ressourcement Catholic theology and culture T&T Clark studies in ressourcement Catholic theology and culture. UNAUTHORIZED |
| Contents | Summorum pontificum and the relationship of lex orandi to lex credendi -- Summorum pontificum and the liturgical reform -- The usus antiquior and contemporary man/culture -- Summorum pontificum and the reconciliation in the church -- The realm of Traditionis custodes and criticism of Summorum pontificum -- The realm of Traditionis custodes and the views of critics of Summorum pontificum. |
| Abstract | "In 2007 Benedict XVI issued the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum, lifting restrictions on the celebration of the pre-reform Catholic liturgy. In 2021, Pope Francis overturned his predecessor's document, directly aligning himself with the critics of Benedict XVI's decision. Dekert's book disentagles the arguments of representative pro-reform critics of Summorum Pontificum, as well as the documents and discourse surrounding Traditionis Custodes. Dekert evaluates these arguments in context, assessing the validity of the historical and anthropological claims supporting them, while questioning their underlying assumptions. He also analyzes the connections between the pro-reform discourse of liturgical experts and the Vatican's liturgical policies since 2021. The core theoretical framework of his analysis is Roy A. Rappaport's concept of the "obvious aspects of ritual," which provides tools for a fresh perspective on the liturgical reform and the potential of Benedict XVI's liturgical option in addressing the ongoing liturgical conflict within contemporary Catholicism. This approach reveals the deeply problematic nature and lack of clarity in the expert discourse and the recent papal liturgical legislation at historical, anthropological, logical, and doctrinal levels." -- Publisher, page four of cover. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-222) and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Dekert, Tomasz. Liturgical leace, liturgical war. London : T&T Clark, [2025] 9780567724700 |
| ISBN | 9780567724670 |
| ISBN | 0567724670 (hardback) |
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