Recovery of the Sacred

 Our Description

James Hitchcock gives an extraordinarily incisive analysis of the liturgical abuse and destructive liturgical reforms brought about by professional liturgists and other "experts" over the last thirty years. Hitchcock chronicles the havoc wreaked by modern liturgists who abandoned the noble purposes of the classical (pre-1965) Liturgical Movement whose aim was to deepen people's appreciation of the inexhaustible mystery of the liturgy by elevating the practice of the liturgy to incorporate neglected riches of earlier centuries, especially the Patristic Age. Instead of seeking a deeper understanding of the great traditions of the Church through the ages, liturgists have sought "relevance" by means of continued adaptation to contemporary culture.

Hitchcock reveals how the tendency toward a desacralized liturgy has had the most profound effects on the whole life of the Church, as well as society. One's basic approach to liturgy is likely to be both a reflection and a catalyst to a whole range of values and beliefs. As Hitchcock states, "It is impossible to change basic symbols and rituals without also changing the life of the society whose symbols and rituals they are."

 

"With typical clarity, Hitchcock indicts recent theological and liturgical attempts to suburbanize the Heavenly City. What was prophecy when it was first published, now is sober reflection. There is hope here for surviving the most tragic self-mutilation of Catholic culture since the Arian crisis of the fourth century."

- Fr. George Rutler Author, Beyond Modernity

 

Dr. James Hitchcock, a native of St. Louis, has a graduate degree from Princeton University. He has taught history at St. Louis University for almost 30 years. He is widely published in both scholarly and popular journals, and he is the past president of the Fellowship of Catholic Scholars.

A Tiber River reviewer hasn't written a review for this book yet.
Sign up as a Tiber River reviewer and see your review here!
(Apart from fame, you can also can get free stuff and gift certificates.)

St. Josemaría Escríva
	Feast Day: Roman Rite Calendar - 06/26 Patron Of: Diabetes All information used with permission of the Patron Saint Index.

 Browse For Similar Items In

• Catholic Books > The Eucharist, Mass and Liturgical Life > History
• Catholic Books > The Eucharist, Mass and Liturgical Life >
• Catholic Books > Current Issues > Books about Liturgy
• Catholic Books > History Books >

Related Articles

1. How to Choose a Catholic Missal 08/19/2011

2. Exclusive New Roman Missal Resource 03/02/2011

3. Take 10%-25% off Roman Missals and Free Holy Cards 03/02/2011

4. Msgr. Georges Lemaitre - Priest of Heroic Virtue 02/05/2010

5. Indulgences for the Year of the Priest 06/05/2009

6. The Year of the Priest 06/04/2009

7. Pentecost, the Birth of the Church 02/26/2009

8. St. Anthony of Padua 02/26/2009

9. Feast of Corpus Christi 02/26/2009

10. Missal Shield Program 01/29/2009