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2024

Liturgy and worship

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Sunday Celebration In The Absence Of A Priest And Women's Role In Presiding, Kristyn Demers Jan 2024

Sunday Celebration In The Absence Of A Priest And Women's Role In Presiding, Kristyn Demers

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This essay explores instances of Sunday celebrations in the absence of a priest, specifically within the rural context where the effects of the priesthood shortage are felt most strongly. Additionally, this paper examines the role that women play in the church, especially the rural church, and calls for the church to respond by creating more equitable roles for women within church leadership and ministry.


To Embody Christ's Image: Queer Presence In Liturgy, Maggie Nadalin Jan 2024

To Embody Christ's Image: Queer Presence In Liturgy, Maggie Nadalin

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This paper examines how approaching liturgical issues from a Queer vantage-point in both theory and practice offers a fresh lens for not only understanding liturgy but recognizing the urgent need for Queer-influenced liturgical rites.


Different Forms Of Power In Worship Spaces, Patrick Russell Jan 2024

Different Forms Of Power In Worship Spaces, Patrick Russell

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This project examines the importance of power in a worship space. In particular, looking at the historical structures of St. Paul's Cathedral in London and St. Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, this paper strives to lay out the presence of power inherent in places of worship. While other aspects could be used: power as a political structure, power of shared identity, power of scale, and power as a means of limits are given here for consideration.