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by John F. Baldovin SJ (Author)
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  • Series: Pueblo Books
  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Pueblo Books (January 1, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0814662196
  • ISBN-13: 978-0814662199
  • Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.4 x 9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
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3.0 out of 5 starsThe "question of the liturgy" is now on the mainstream agenda
By Alcuin Reid on April 23, 2009
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A commentator recently recalled Mahatma Gandhi's saying: "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." The occasion was the publication by a prominent North American academic liturgist, John Baldovin SJ, of Reforming the Liturgy: A Response to the Critics. It marks a significant stage in the recent disputes over the liturgy: for the first time the modern liturgical establishment which has been "in possession" has found it necessary to engage in dialogue with those who have advanced scholarly critiques of the reforms that followed the Council.

Baldovin's publisher and its journal, Worship, have studiously eschewed such debate. That they now find it necessary is a felicitous sign of the times. The "question of the liturgy" is on the mainstream agenda.

But Gandhi's saying is partially inadequate: Baldovin does not seek a fight. He wishes to treat the critics with "respect" and he "would not have written this book if [he] had thought that the critics had nothing to offer". This augurs well for serious, charitable discussion of the vital issues at stake, for the liturgy is the "source and summit" of the entire life of the Church.

However, I am not at all sure that Baldovin has provided a "response" to any or all of the scholars considered: his work is simply too thin to deal with the substantial works it surveys.

Rather, it is a summary of some of the major critiques which makes a few pertinent observations en route. He groups the critics into the philosophical, the historical, the theological and the sociological / anthropological.

Cambridge's Catherine Pickstock, though, defies such categorisation.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsVery, very well done!
By Gary S. on July 29, 2014
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Baldovin does a superb job in shedding light on the beauty of the two forms of the Mass and does so in light of Summorum Pontificum and the recent liturgical documents that have been issued. Best of all, rather than forcing his opinion on the reader, he allows for making one's own decision about the reform while presenting all that is necessary to make it.
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5.0 out of 5 starsReflection on Reforming the Liturgy by John Baldovin
By Michael N. on June 16, 2009
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John is a great scholar who has offered in his book a positive critique of the critics and helped me to put the criticism in a perspective that enables be to understand them better. I found the book very insightful and helpful to me.
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