Beschreibung:
In Reformed Sacramentality, the late Graham Hughes discusses the role of physicality in worship. He contends that to counter the Reformed tradition's vulnerability to a cultural colonization by secular modernity, Reformed theology needs to amplify its appreciation for God's omnipresence in creation with a re-appropriation of the condensed symbols of faith. Hughes's argument builds on a historical analysis of the Reformed tradition's rejection of material sacramentality and its ecclesial and cultural consequences. From a late modern vantage point, Hughes advocates for a rediscovery of material sacramentality both as a lever against modern solipsism and as an iconic reminder of God's radical otherness.
Contents Foreword - Gordon W. Lathrop
Introduction - Steffen Lösel
Chapter One: Disseminated and Condensed Sacramentality
Chapter Two: What Is a Sacrament? What Is Sacramentality?
Chapter Three: The Uncertain Place of Materiality in the Reformed Tradition
Chapter Four: The Embodied Word: In Search of a Reformed Sacramentality
Chapter Five: Faith's Materiality, and Some Implications for Worship and Theology
Chapter Six: The Last Interview
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Index