Liturgy, Virtue, and the Foundations of an Ecclesial Ethic

IF 0.2 4区 哲学 0 RELIGION
Xavier M. Montecel
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abstract:The connection between liturgy and ethics has been an explicit subject of interest among Christian theologians since the second half of the twentieth century. However, most calls for a substantive integration of worship and Christian morality have proceeded in a single direction. Liturgy provides the foundations of an ecclesial ethic that is directed primarily outward as a witness to the world. A troubling consequence of this general approach to linking liturgy and ethics is that the church, situated in an iconic or kerygmatic role, rarely turns its ethical attention inward. In this essay, I offer a reading of the relationship between liturgy and ethics that may begin to overcome these limitations. In dialogue with Orthodox theologians Alexander Schmemann and Vigen Guroian, I propose a renewed emphasis on the eschatological dimension of eucharistic liturgy that, when theorized through the lens of virtue ethics, can yield a more dynamic, inward-facing ecclesial ethic.
礼仪、美德和教会伦理的基础
自二十世纪下半叶以来,礼仪与伦理之间的联系一直是基督教神学家感兴趣的一个明确主题。然而,大多数要求将崇拜和基督教道德实质性地结合起来的呼吁都是朝着一个方向发展的。礼仪提供了教会伦理的基础,主要是作为对世界的见证。这种将礼拜仪式和伦理联系起来的一般方法带来的一个令人不安的后果是,教会处于一个标志性或关键的角色,很少将其伦理注意力转向内部。在这篇文章中,我对礼仪和伦理之间的关系进行了解读,这可能会开始克服这些限制。在与东正教神学家Alexander Schmemann和Vigen Guroian的对话中,我建议重新强调圣餐礼仪的末世论维度,当通过美德伦理的镜头进行理论化时,可以产生更有活力的,面向内部的教会伦理。
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