Drawing on the Eastern Orthodox tradition of Asceticism and integrating it with recent Western thought on liturgy, David W.
Fagerberg, associate professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame, is the author of What Is Liturgical Theology? and Theologia Prima..
It is a rich journey through Chestertonian style, paradox and prose, and dense with wise quotes from the Desert Fathers." -Transpositions About the Author David W.
By exploring Christian asceticism, mostly using Orthodox sources, he introduces another dimension, essential if Liturgical theology is to be fully assimilated in the lives of Christians."--Andrew Louth, professor emeritus of patristic and Byzantine studies, Durham University "Consistent with the tradition of the Church, Fagerberg aims to restore Asceticism to its rightful place within Liturgical theology.
In this powerful and original book, David Fagerberg takes this development a stage further.
This brings the discussion of Liturgical theology onto a whole new level."--Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, professor of theology, Mount Angel Seminary and Pontifical Athenaeum San Anselmo, Rome "The idea of Liturgical theology has become popular during the past few decades, wresting liturgy from the liturgiologists and testing what the church teaches against how the church prays liturgically.
He presents an able and accessible summary of the Orthodox ascetical tradition--valuable in its own right--and combines it with creative insight to bring this tradition to bear on how we conceive our own participation in the liturgy and what effect this has on our understanding of theology.
PRAISE FOR THE BOOK: "Fagerberg\'s contribution is creative and original.
Fagerberg, associate professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame, is the author of What Is Liturgical Theology? and Theologia Prima.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: David W.
He develops a new framework called Liturgical Asceticism that combines discipline with sharing the life of Christ.
Fagerberg carries the wisdom of the earliest centuries forward.
It detailed how to train the life of grace and produce what the ancient church called a theologian.
Asceticism was understood to overcome the passions by cooperating with grace.
To that framework, he now adds the relevance of asceticism.
Fagerberg\'s earlier work, Theologia Prima, understood liturgy as the foundation of theology.
Fagerberg brings to light asceticism\'s essential importance in Liturgical theology.
It grants the capacity for pondering liturgy and sharing the life of Christ.
Asceticism may have been perfected in the sands of the desert, but it is demanded of every theologian and, indeed, every Christian.
Fagerberg examines the interaction between the two and presents a powerful argument that Asceticism is necessary for understanding liturgy as the foundation of theology.
Drawing on the Eastern Orthodox tradition of Asceticism and integrating it with recent Western thought on liturgy, David W
