tinytherese Posted January 16, 2011 Share Posted January 16, 2011 I know that there's The Spirit of the Liturgy, some Church documents, and The Organic Development of the Liturgy by Alcuin Reid, but are there any others like on the appropriate music or architecture? I've heard of the collection of books on the liturgy from Liturgical Press, but I'm not sure which of those are actually worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytherese Posted January 24, 2011 Author Share Posted January 24, 2011 Bueller...Bueller? And don't say The Lamb's Supper because I already know about that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Does the Pope count as scholastic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytherese Posted January 24, 2011 Author Share Posted January 24, 2011 [quote name='Nihil Obstat' timestamp='1295850926' post='2203713'] Does the Pope count as scholastic? [/quote] Yes, he does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 Then Spirit of the Liturgy is awesome. I learned a lot. It's easier to get into and understand than Jesus of Nazareth was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudate_Dominum Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 (edited) [quote name='tinytherese' timestamp='1295196524' post='2200746'] I know that there's The Spirit of the Liturgy, some Church documents, and The Organic Development of the Liturgy by Alcuin Reid, but are there any others like on the appropriate music or architecture? I've heard of the collection of books on the liturgy from Liturgical Press, but I'm not sure which of those are actually worth it. [/quote] If you like those books here are a few to consider. Classics Liturgy and Architecture, by Louis Bouyer Bible and the Liturgy, by Jean Danielou Eucharist, by Louis Bouyer The Mass of the Roman Rite, by J. A. Jungmann The Early Liturgy, by J. A. Jungmann The Reform of the Roman Liturgy, by Klaus Gamber Some good stuff Looking at the Liturgy: A Critique of its Contemporary Form, by Fr. Aidan Nichols, OP Any of the CIEL Proceedings volumes (esp. "Liturgy, Participation and Sacred Music" per your question above) Thomas Aquinas and the Liturgy, by David Berger The Bugnini-Liturgy and the Reform of the Reform, by Laszlo Dobszay The Restoration and Organic Development of the Roman Rite, by Laszlo Dobszay The Development of Liturgical Reform, by Nicola Giampietro Banished Heart: Origins of Heteropraxis in the Catholic Church, by Geoffrey Hull Work of Human Hands: A Theological Critique of the Mass of Paul VI, by Fr Anthony Cekada After Writing: On the Liturgical Consummation of Philosophy, by Catherine Pickstock (not everyone's bag, but I like it) Looking Again at the Question of the Liturgy with Cardinal Ratzinger, by Alcuin Reid (ed) P.S. If you're interested in sacred music you'd probably like the [url="http://musicasacra.com/"]Church Music Association of America[/url], also Fr. Robert Skeris has some classic essays on sacred music that you might like. Anyway, don't want to overdo it with ideas. Peace. Edited January 24, 2011 by Laudate_Dominum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 [quote name='Nihil Obstat' timestamp='1295888381' post='2203815'] Then Spirit of the Liturgy is awesome. I learned a lot. It's easier to get into and understand than Jesus of Nazareth was. [/quote] Sorry, I must have missed you mentioning this at first. Oops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papist Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 (edited) [font="Arial"][color="black"][font="Arial"][size="2"]Feast of Faith: Approaches to a Theology of theLiturgy by Pope Benedict XVI. Catholic Church Architecture and the Spirit of the Liturgy by Denis R. McNamara and Scott Hahn.[/size][/font][/color] [font="Arial"][size="2"]Also, you might find some good stuff here, [url="http://www.catholicliturgy.com/"]www.catholicliturgy.com[/url][/size][/font][/font] Edited January 24, 2011 by Papist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 NLM loves writing about architecture. I'll bet you could find some good books over there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudate_Dominum Posted January 24, 2011 Share Posted January 24, 2011 [quote name='Nihil Obstat' timestamp='1295895772' post='2203843'] NLM loves writing about architecture. I'll bet you could find some good books over there. [/quote] These would by my personal recommendations for architecture. 1. Liturgy and Architecture, by Louis Bouyer 2. Reform of the Roman Liturgy, by Klaus Gamber 3. Turning Towards the Lord, by U. M. Lang 4. In Tiers of Glory, by Michael Rose 5. Catholic Church Architecture and the Spirit of the Liturgy, by Denis McNamara Ideally they'd be read in that order (more or less order of publication). And yeah, no doubt someone at NLM who loves the subject of architecture would be better for recommendation. My interest in teh liturgy has been pretty general and all over the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chamomile Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Are there any good books that focus on the Eastern Catholic liturgy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudate_Dominum Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 [quote name='Chamomile' timestamp='1295967931' post='2204162'] Are there any good books that focus on the Eastern Catholic liturgy? [/quote] Yeah, lots depending on what your interest is. First to come to mind are Hugh Wybrew's book, "The Orthodox Liturgy," and a number of works by Robert Taft and Alexander Schmemann. Most of all there are many excellent books on the Eastern Liturgy from a mystical-theological pov. If your interest is modern scholarship I should point out that many books on the liturgy in general discuss the developments of the east quite a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chamomile Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 Thanks! [quote name='Laudate_Dominum' timestamp='1295996151' post='2204316'] Most of all there are many excellent books on the Eastern Liturgy from a mystical-theological pov. [/quote] Any examples of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudate_Dominum Posted January 25, 2011 Share Posted January 25, 2011 (edited) [quote name='Chamomile' timestamp='1295996549' post='2204317'] Thanks! Any examples of these? [/quote] This was brought to my attention recently and should be coming out shortly: [url="http://www.amazon.com/Liturgical-Commentaries-SYMEON-THESSALONIKA-Studies/dp/0888441681/"]The Liturgical Commentaries: St. Symeon of Thessalonika[/url] But I had in mind Schmemann's "The Eucharist Sacrament of the Kingdom" and Fr Jean Corbon's book "The Wellspring Of Worship." I imagine St Vladimir's Seminary Press has a decent offering, might want to browse their site. Edited January 25, 2011 by Laudate_Dominum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phatcatholic Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Here are some more books on the liturgy that have not yet been mentioned: -- [i]Architecture in Communion[/i], by Steven J. Schloeder -- [i]Celebrating the Holy Eucharist[/i], by Francis Cardinal Arinze -- [i]Reform of the Reform? A Liturgical Debate[/i], by Fr. Thomas Kocik -- [i]The History and Future of the Roman Liturgy[/i], by Denis Crouan -- [i]The Liturgy After Vatican II[/i], by Denis Crouan -- [i]The Liturgy Betrayed[/i], by Denis Crouan -- [i]The Mass and Modernity[/i], by Fr. Jonathan Robinson -- [i]The Old Mass and the New[/i], by Bishop Marc Aillet L_D has probably read more of these than I have and so can tell you which ones (if any) are "must-haves". Pax Christi, phatcatholic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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