Search for dissertations about: "liturgical theology"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 swedish dissertations containing the words liturgical theology.
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1. Liberation of the Ecclesia : The Unfinished Project of Liturgical Theology
Abstract : This dissertation is a critical study of the paradigm of Liturgical Theology. Focus in this systematic inquiry has been on the Russian school with the focal point in the works of Alexander Schmemann, who was active in the late 20th century. The main question of the thesis concerns the relation between theory and practice in Liturgical Theology. READ MORE
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2. Religious Facilitation Through Intense Liturgical Participation : A Quasi-Experimental Study of Swedish Pilgrims to Taizé
Abstract : A considerably small amount of empirical research was found on the process of religious facilitation through liturgical participation and worship (cf., Heimbrock & Boudewijnse, 1990; Wikström, 1994a, 1994b). Using a quasi-experimental design, the present investigation therefore addressed this issue. READ MORE
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3. Paradisi recuperatio : Den romersk-germanska kyrkoinvigningens form och innebörd : [the Romano-Germanic rite for the dedication of churches: shape and sense]
Abstract : This dissertation, to be subsequently published in German, deals with the Romano-Germanicrite for the dedication of churches in the Romano-Germanic Pontifical (PRG), also called the"Mainz Pontifical", composed c. 950-962 in Mainz, Germany. The pontifical belongs to theachievements of the Ottonian era. READ MORE
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4. Virginity Recast : Romanos and the Mother of God
Abstract : The Virgin Mary has always stood out in the Christian scenery, yet in ever-changing guises. This study explores the characterization of the Virgin in the poetic works of Romanos the Melodist (ca. 490–560), the great composer of the so-called kontakion. Written for liturgical use, these dramatic songs soon became well-known and immensely popular. READ MORE
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5. Jazz in Worship and Worship in Jazz: Exploring the musical language of Liturgical, Sacred, and Spiritual Jazz in a Postsecular Age
Abstract : The aim of this dissertation is to identify musical elements that contribute to the generation of religious meaning in jazz performance and to explore how religious experience can inspire jazz composition. In this study, the history of jazz, specifically tailored to the aspects of my inquiry is imbricated with relevant theories and musical interventions from my own artistic practice in composition and performance. READ MORE