Limit this search to....

Dancing to the Post-Modern Tune: The Future of the Sacrament of Reconciliation Among the Igbo People
Contributor(s): Francis, James M. M. (Editor), Okoro, Tobias (Author)
ISBN: 3034302401     ISBN-13: 9783034302401
Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis
OUR PRICE:   $135.09  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: October 2010
Qty:
Temporarily out of stock - Will ship within 2 to 5 weeks
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Anthropology - General
- Religion | Christian Rituals & Practice - General
- Religion | Christian Theology - Systematic
Dewey: 264.020
LCCN: 2010034700
Series: Religions and Discourse
Physical Information: 504 pages
Themes:
- Religious Orientation - Christian
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
Is post-modern society devoid of sacramentality or a sense of the sacred? This question is central to the challenges posed by revolutionary post-modern sensibilities that tend to render the rites for the celebration of the sacraments obsolete and irrelevant. To address this issue, the author applies the post-modern emphasis on plurality and radical particularity to the communal dimension of traditional societies exemplified in the worldview of the Igbo people of Southeast Nigeria to shed light on the liturgical celebration of reconciliation in the Church today. The contention is that the sacraments are multi-vocal symbols that cannot command the same meaning in different contexts. In this connection, this book provides a clear notion of the theological foundation, principle and framework of the sacrament of reconciliation and offers a practical guide for its authentic liturgical celebration in a plural context. Its argument is that all are being summoned to interpersonal encounter through dialogue, or a relationship founded on mutual recognition and respect for difference. On this basis, the book proposes possible reconciliation rites drawn from the Igbo communal existence that have the capacity to accommodate people with other faith perspectives in a common liturgical celebration of the sacrament of reconciliation.