Recent Issues of Liturgy — Liturgical Conference

Liturgy 35.1: Liturgy as Protest and Resistance

As the board of The Liturgical Conference gathered together for our annual meeting in February 2017 soon after the inauguration of the president of the United States who campaigned on a provocative and divisive political agenda, we recognized the need for an upcoming issue of Liturgy to explore the interconnectedness of liturgy and politics. We hoped to bring together the voices of scholars and practitioners who could provide a timely, liturgical engagement with the powers that divide and demean. This issue means to show how communities of faith might liturgically engage matters of power during the 2020 election cycle in the U.S.

David TurnbloomJanuary 15, 2020

Liturgy 34.3: Weddings

For many centuries, Christians have blended cultural customs and societal expectations with biblical and theological understandings of marriage and human relationships. The essays that follow show how different churches bring together elements of culture and Christianity, rites that couples, guided by clergy, embody in particular ways.