Evaluating Liturgical Reform: Four Criteria Derived from a Theological Concept of Tradition: Volume 84 (Annua Nuntia Lovaniensia)

Part One. Theoretical Explorations On Liturgical Reform And A Theological Concept Of Tradition. What Is Liturgical Reform? -- Tradition As A Divine-human Reality -- Liturgy As A Form Of Tradition -- Liturgical Stagnation: Factors And Views -- The Liturgical Tradition Process And Its Stagnation -- Evaluation Criteria For Liturgical Reform On The Basis Of The Concept Of Tradition -- Part Two. Evalutation Of Liturgical Reforms By Means Of The Concept Or Tradition: Six Case Studies. The Reformed Opening Rite In The Roman Missal Of 1970 -- The Reform Of The Liturgy Of The Hours: Compline -- The Reform Of The Liturgy Of Confirmation -- The Reform Of The Solemnity Of Epiphany -- The Reform Of The Calendar -- The Reforms In The Ritual Of Monastic Profession -- Finally: A Closer Look At The Evaluation Criteria Johan Te Velde Osb ; Translated From The Dutch By Rebecca Braun Osc ; Editing By Thomas Mclean. Includes Bibliographical References.