This dissertation examines how changes in the understanding of Christian time developed in the Congregational Church in the United States, and in particular considers the processes and influences that led to the adoption and wide sharing of the broadly ecumenical Christian liturgical calendar in local Congregational churches. Internal and external factors from the late nineteenth and early twentieth century that may have inspired these shifts are investigated, including: the emerging ecumenical movement, and in the United States the work of the Federal and National Council of Churches; the international and ecumenical liturgical movement; the writings of influential Congregationalists such as Von Ogden Vogt and Willard Sperry; and new approaches regarding church architecture and other ecclesiastical arts, including hymnody. While developments from the seventeenth century to the middle of the nineteenth century are not neglected in this study, focus is given primarily to the period from 1886, when the National Council of the Congregational Church issued its first survey of local congregations concerning worship practices, to 1957, when the Congregational Church, having already merged with the Christian Church, joined the Evangelical and Reformed Church to form the United Church of Christ. Church-related periodicals, denominational hymnals, annual reports, writings of various Congregational clergy, and minutes of national Congregational meetings serve as primary texts in this investigation. A vital component of the study is the examination and interpretation of a variety of worship resources produced by the Commission on Worship and Evangelism of the Congregational Church and the National Council of Congregational Churches, as well as worship-related letters, editorials, and services found within various Congregational publications. While external factors were important in the reception of the ecumenical liturgical year into the annual calendars of Congregational churches, this research shows that it is the writings of various Congregational clergy, published as pamphlets, articles, and books, that have had the greatest influence. The results of this work fill a lacuna in scholarship related to the worship of the Congregational churches from the late nineteenth to mid-twentieth centuries, and contribute more generally to studies of the transitions in mainline American Protestant theology and practice in the late modern period.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-29T14:27:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Eurivaldo Silva Ferreira.pdf: 2028394 bytes, checksum: 3d324a90239a3c041de9f26ea8de8684 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-06-04 / In this paper we aim to show the Liturgical Year as an educational journey of faith. The reform of Second Vatican Council considered the liturgy as living the faith, the example of the first christian communities. From Sacrosanctum Concilium, the Liturgical Year is organized to contribute to the spiritual transformation of the faithful. Starting time sensitive signal underlying pedagogy of the Liturgical Year, we sought to clarify his theological virtue, since, through him, they remember the mysteries present in the Liturgical Year. During the literature review sought to explore the theology of the Liturgical Year and their implications in the context of liturgical reform. We identified as key participation as primary substrate of faith, and propose methodological suggestions so that participation can be contemplated in the mysteries that the Liturgical Year presents and have resonance in the concrete life of faith communities / Neste trabalho visamos mostrar o Ano Litúrgico como um itinerário pedagógico da fé. A reforma do Concílio Vaticano II considerou a liturgia como vivência da fé, a exemplo das primeiras comunidades cristãs. A partir da Sacrosanctum Concilium, o Ano Litúrgico é organizado de modo a contribuir para a transformação espiritual dos fiéis. Partindo do tempo, sinal sensível que fundamenta a pedagogia do Ano Litúrgico, buscou-se explicitar sua força teológica, uma vez que, por meio dele, recordam-se os mistérios presentes no Ano Litúrgico. Ao longo do levantamento bibliográfico procurou-se explorar a teologia do Ano Litúrgico e suas implicações no contexto da reforma litúrgica. Identificamos como elementochave a participação como substrato primário da fé; e propomos sugestões metodológicas a fim de que a participação possa ser contemplada nos mistérios que o Ano Litúrgico apresenta e tenham ressonância na vida concreta das comunidades de fé

This study deals with problems of identity of the office antiphons performed in the period after Pentecost. Mentioned antiphons belong to the New Testament canticle Benedictus for laudes and Magnificat for vespers. This part of the office is not so carefully regulated and between the European traditions occur variations. So this material was used for the determination of each tradition. The variability was not only in the selection and order of antiphons, but also in texts and melodies. After my analysis of the individual Post-Pentecost antiphons in several European medieval sources I found out that in certain cases with the same antiphon text appear completely different melodies or significantly different melodic variations. Due to this fact, in my opinion, is necessary to work with the musical part of this repertoire, consequently sort these chants not only according to the text, but also according to the melody. The ability to assign to the antiphons Melody ID based on the melody of chants (except Cantus ID based on the text) allows us to observe links between traditions which used this melody. In this way it is possible to reveal the relationships between the centers, which were performing the office repertoire. Keywords antiphon, office, manuscript, liturgical year, Pentecost, traditions,...

This diploma thesis deals with the issue of the written inheritance of the priest Martin Vích. It analyses and focuses on his written preparation for the preaching during liturgical year. The goal of this thesis is to bring a view about his preaching activity, and to get his characteristics, interesting images and ideas. The main section of this thesis is a practical part focused on an analysis of the preserved preaching in Christmas time, Easter time and in liturgical interim. The preserved preparation for the sacramental and funeral preaching is attached in conclusion. The thesis is also focused on a comparison with other preachers.

Målet med detta examensarbete har varit att ta fram en applikation föratt publicera kyrkoåret. Appen ska fungera i telefon och pekplatta förandroid. Till det kommer en webbsida som fungerar för datorer ochmobila enheter som inte kör android. Man skall även kunna få framdatan som en PDF (Portable Document Format) fil, XML (ExtensibleMarkup Language) fil och en ICAL (kalender) fil. I denna uppgift ingåräven att ta fram en databasstruktur, objektorienterad design för arbetetsamt val av system och databas. Arbetet har genomförts med hjälp avPHP (Hypertext Preprocessor), MYSQL, CSS (Cascading Style Sheets),etc. Appen och sidan är en användarvänlig sida med bra prestanda ochtydligt resultat för ändamålet det är till för. Jag har kommit fram till att det är svårt att göra en sida som fungerar100% i mobiler och i datorer med olika webbläsare. / The objective with this thesis was to develop an app for android and awebsite that works for computers and mobile devices that are notrunning android, in order to publish the Liturgical year. You should alsobe able to obtain the data as a PDF file, XML file and a calendar file. Thistask includes developing a database structure, object oriented design ofwork and choice of system and form the database layout. The work hasbeen developed with the help of PHP, MYSQL, CSS and so on. The appand the page is a user friendly site with good performance and clearresults for the purpose it brings. I have come to the conclusion that it is difficult to make a page thatworks 100% for mobile phone and computers with different browsers.

Parish clergy and religious change in Prague's diocese from Council of Trent till the end of the 17th century The religious change that happens in Bohemia in the 17th century has no equivalent in the Europe at this time: the whole country, where Catholics were in a very minority, comes back to the roman Church. This evolution is here seen from a very prosaic point of view: how lay people live this change, and so how acts the parish clergy in this matter. Conversion's strategy, at the end of the Council of Trent, was to permit the use of the chalice to the laity. The consequence of this permission was a very hazy situation in the parishes, but Holy See did nothing before the battle of White Mountain, and after the battle, he suppressed chalice, mainly for pastoral reasons. During the Thirty years War, the kingdom is the place of a general reform, which has its origins in the catholic missionary movement of the beginning of the century and in the political theories of this time. Bohemia is strongly marked by the war that acts as a catalyst; at the same time political and religious authorities were lacking. The inhabitants, usually just formal Catholics at the beginning, convert themselves more and more deeply during the 17th century. The eldest, who remembered the non-Catholics services, died during the...