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010072 SE Visible signs of an invisible reality. Liturgical Symbols - Are they still relevant nowadays? (2024S)

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 1 - Katholische Theologie
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

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Details

Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 14.03. 16:45 - 17:30 Hörsaal 1 Schenkenstraße 8-10 5.OG
  • Thursday 11.04. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal 1 Schenkenstraße 8-10 5.OG
  • Friday 12.04. 15:00 - 20:00 Hörsaal 1 Schenkenstraße 8-10 5.OG
  • Saturday 13.04. 09:30 - 14:45 Seminarraum 5 (Kath) Schenkenstraße 1.OG
  • Thursday 25.04. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal 1 Schenkenstraße 8-10 5.OG
  • Thursday 06.06. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal 1 Schenkenstraße 8-10 5.OG
  • Friday 14.06. 15:00 - 20:00 Hörsaal 1 Schenkenstraße 8-10 5.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Aim: The aim of this seminar is to present the fundamental symbols that are essential for the celebration of the liturgy (prayer gestures, natural elements, liturgical devices and insignia/vestments as well as spatial conditions etc.) in the course of time and to "open them up" and make them fruitful, especially for today's understanding, as well as to locate them in the religious studies and cultural environment.
The seminar is also intended to provide basic information for non-theology students (religious studies, ethnology, cultural studies).

Content: Rites and rituals play an elementary role in most religions and also in the secular world. This is especially true for the Christian liturgy. The forms of expression and signs in which liturgy "happens" and takes shape are as diverse as the theological and anthropological aspects of liturgy. Divine service is only real and effective as a living action, as a bodily communication process in the congregation and with God, because "through sensual signs the sanctification of man" and the glorification of God are signified and brought about (Liturgy Constitution Art. 7). In this dialogical process of signs between God and his people, as well as within the celebrating congregation, man has always played an essential and constitutive role with all his spiritual and emotional powers and bodily expressions (prayer gestures such as standing, sitting, kneeling, walking). However, the entire surrounding world also comes into play with its natural elements (water, bread, wine, light, incense) as well as the created elements (candles, liturgical equipment and vestments/insignia, altar, spatial conditions, etc.) and technical aids.

Method: lecture, presentation, discussion, seminar paper.

Assessment and permitted materials

presentation
written seminar paper
active participation in the discussions
By registering for the course, participants agree that any coursework will be checked electronically for the presence of plagiarism.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Regular attendance required (80%)
successful presentation to the topic chosen by you
active participation in the seminar course and in the discussions
written paper according to guidelines for scholarly citations
Assessment: 50% seminar paper, 25% presentation, 25% active participation in discussions.
All partial performances of the course have to show a positive grade for successful completion of the course.

Examination topics

Presentation on a topic chosen at the beginning of the course, combined with a handout or Power Point slides and detailed discussion; preparation of a written seminar paper; active participation.

Reading list


* J. BRAUN, Die Liturgische Gewandung, Freiburg 1907 (NDr. 1964)
* DERS., Das Christliche Altargerät, München 1932
* A. KIRCHGÄSSNER, Heilige Zeichen der Kirche, Aschaffenburg 2. Aufl. 1961
* R. GUARDINI, Von heiligen Zeichen, Mainz 17. Aufl. 1961
* H. REIFENBERG, Bemühungen um Zeichen in der Liturgie, in: Th.MAAS-EWERD (Hg.), Lebt unser Gottesdienst?, Freiburg 1988, 63–74
* Liturgisches Jahrbuch 31/1 (1981) 1–64
* M. LURKER, Die Botschaft der Symbole, München 1990
* Gestalt des Gottesdienstes (Gottesdienst der Kirche. Handbuch der Liturgiewissenschaft 3), Regensburg 2. Aufl. 1990

Association in the course directory

für 011 (15W) FTH 17 oder FTH 26, 198 418 BA UF RK 16, 199 518 MA UF RK 02 oder RK 05, 033 195 (17W) BRP 18krp, BRP 18ktb, 066 800 M21

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