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More than a series of rites of passage through the landmarks of growing up and growing old, Jewish and Christian life-cycle rituals give the members of each religious tradition theological and ritualized definitions of what a life should be. In this volume, the fourth in the acclaimed series "Two Liturgical Traditions," eight scholars explore the models of human life implicit in Judaism and Christianity by unraveling and exploring the evolution and current condition of their life-cycle liturgies. The essays presented here emphasize the wholeness of a life as illustrated by the religious metaphors inherent in life-cycle rites. The contributors examine the history and shape of each life-cycle rite - including the rituals and practices associated with birth, adolescence, marriage, sickness, and death - and analyze the theological message that each rite represents.
More than a series of rites of passage through the landmarks of growing up and growing old, Jewish and Christian life-cycle rituals give the members of each religious tradition theological and ritualized definitions of what a life should be. In this volume, the fourth in the acclaimed series "Two Liturgical Traditions," eight scholars explore the models of human life implicit in Judaism and Christianity by unraveling and exploring the evolution and current condition of their life-cycle liturgies. The essays presented here emphasize the wholeness of a life as illustrated by the religious metaphors inherent in life-cycle rites. The contributors examine the history and shape of each life-cycle rite - including the rituals and practices associated with birth, adolescence, marriage, sickness, and death - and analyze the theological message that each rite represents.
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- Memory and Liturgy: The Place of Memory in the Composition and Practice of Liturgy (Liturgy, Worship & Society) (Liturgy, Worship & Society) (Liturgy, Worship & Society Series) by Peter Atkins on page 81, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Jewish Life Cycle: Rites Of Passage From Biblical To Modern Times (Samuel and Althea Stroum Lectures in Jewish Studies) by Ivan G. Marcus in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Crossing and Dwelling: A Theory of Religion by Thomas A. Tweed in Back Matter
- Heal Thyself: Spirituality, Medicine, and the Distortion of Christianity by Joel James Shuman in Back Matter
- One Calling in Christ: The Laity in the Orthodox Church: Papers from the 2004 Annual Meeting of the Orthodox Theological Society in America by Orthodox Theological Society in America on page 123
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