Course Syllabus

BOSTON COLLEGE

SCHOOL OF THEOLOGY & MINISTRY

LITURGICAL THEOLOGY

Fall 2014

John F. Baldovin, S.J.

 

 

Goal, Method, and Outcomes of the Course

 

            This course is designed as a basic introduction to the Catholic liturgy for Masters’ degree students. Each class session will include both lecture and discussion. The last several sessions will include brief (5 min.) student presentations on the topic of their final paper.

            Liturgical History and Liturgical Theology will comprise the first part of the course. The second part will include basic elements of Catholic liturgy: Initiation, Eucharist and the Liturgical Year. The final part of the course will include factors that need to be included in the study of Catholic worship: Culture, Language, Music, and Architecture.

            The Catholic Church’s official documents will form the backbone of the reading. These are included in The Liturgy Documents, vol. 1 & vol. 2. These will be supplemented by several books and a number of essays to be found on Canvas.

            At the end of the course it is to be hoped that students will have achieved the following:

• A basic comprehensive understanding of the theology of liturgy and liturgy’s historical development.
• Familiarity with some of the Church’s fundamental rites and their contextualization within the liturgical cycle.
• Mastery of one liturgical feast and its components.
• Articulation of a basic issue dealing with material from the last third of the course.

Assessment: Students will be required to submit a one-page (no longer) double-spaced 12 pt. type paper each week with questions/issues/comments with regard to the readings (10% of the grade). A 6-8 page take-home exam will follow the first part of the course (30%). Another 6-8 page paper on a major Catholic feast (enumerated later) will follow the 2^nd part of the course. A final 6-8 page paper on a topic related to culture, language, music, art & architecture or justice will be due at the end of the course. Students will present brief summaries of their final papers in the last class sessions (depending on how many students are registered).

 

 

 

 

 

Books:

            The Liturgy Documents, vol. 1  - 5^th edition (Chicago, LTP, 2012)

            The Liturgy Documents, vol. 3 (Chicago, LTP, 2013)

Dwight Vogel, ed., Primary Sources of the Liturgy: A Reader,   Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2000.

G. Wainwright & K. Westerfield Tucker, Oxford History of Christian Worship, Oxford Univ. Press, 2006.

 

In addition there will be a number of articles and book chapters on Canvas.

 

LD 1    = Liturgy Documents 1

LD3     = Liturgy Documents 3

OX       = Oxford History of Christian Worshipo

CV       = Canvas

Vogel   = Primary Sources of Liturgical Theology

 

I will be adding several articles and texts on Canvas

 

 

Schedule of Sessions & Readings

DATE	SUBJECT	READING	COMMENTS
1. Sept 8	Intro – Lit Const of Vatican II	LD 1:2-18; + Haquin, “The Liturgical Movement & Catholic Revision” OX; Irwin CV	Read Liturgy Constitution## 1-46 + Haquin. The discussion will focus on the Irwin articles:
2. Sept 15	Liturgical History 1	Wainwright, “Scriptural Basis”,  & Johnson,”The Apostolic Tradition” OX	See pictures in the files
3. Sept 22	Liturgical History 2	Baldovin, “The Empire Baptized” & Rentel, “Byzantine & Slav Orthodoxy” OX	see pictures in the files
4. Sept 29	Liturgical History 3	Driscoll, “The Conversion of the Nations”, Thibodeau”Western Christendom”  Mitchell, “Reforms: Protestant & Catholic” OX	I may add some notes with regard to Vatican II
5. Oct 6	Liturgical Theology 1	Schmemman, Lathrop Kavanagh, Taft in Vogel
6. Oct 20	Liturgical Theology 2	Collins, Power, Chauvet, Saliers, Zimmerman  in Vogel; Baldovin, "Cardo Cardo Salutis" recommended	Take-home  due Friday, October 17 - 3 pm
7. Oct 27	Christian Initiation	Christian Initiation: General Introduction & RCIA: Intro, Johnson CV
8. Nov 3	Eucharist 1	Order of Mass (CV) General Instruction of the Roman Missal  (GIRM) & Lectionary for Mass: Intro (LM)LD 1; Baldovin, "Homily"	GIRM #1-66 LM    # 1-57 Foley - Commentary on GIRM (optional)   1 page paper on  Theology and Mystagogy sections of the Foley Commentary
9. Nov 10	Eucharist 2	Order of Mass (CV) Baldovin “Eucharistic Prayer” CV & Baldovin et al. Commentary on the Order of Mass (CV)	Foley, Commentary on GIRM, optional 1 page paper on  Theology and Mystagogy sections of the Foley Commentary
10. Nov 17	Liturgical Year	Liturgical Calendar (CV) General Norms for the Liturgical Year & Lectionary for Mass  #92-110 & Dies Domini LD 1; Nocent; Irwin CV	For those who want more: Buchinger and Geldhof CV (optional) 1 page paper on Nocent and Irwin pieces on CV
11. Nov 24	Language & Music	Comme le Prévoit & Liturgiam Authenticam LD 3 & Ramshaw, & Duck in Vogel; Sing to the Lord LD1  & Flynn, “Liturgical Music” OX; Foley and Anderson CV	1 page paper on Ramshaw & Duck essays in Vogel and on Foley and Anderson on CV
12. Dec 1	Culture	Varietates Legitimae LD 3 Chupungco in Vogel; & Chupungco, “Missions and Inculturation: East Asia and the Pacific” & Egbulem, “Mission & Inculturation: Africa” OX & Tim Matovina “Worship & Devotion” Latino Catholicism 162-189 CV	1 p paper on Chupungco in Vogel and OX; Egbulem in OX and Matovina on CV
13. Dec 8	Art & Architecture	Built of Living Stones LD1; White, “The Spatial Setting” OX; Vosko (2X), Leigh, and Mannion CV	1 page paper on the White in OX and the Vosko (2X), Leigh and Mannion on CV

 

 

 

Office:  STM  218

 

  Office hrs.   Tues, Wed. Thurs 10-Noon (sing up at service center front desk) and by appointment

 

 

 

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For Students with Disabilities:

 

If you have a disability and will be requesting accommodations for this course, please register with either Kathy Duggan (Kathleen.duggan@bc.edu) Associate Director, Academic Support Services, the Connors Family Learning Center (learning disabilities and ADHD) or Paulette Durrett (paulette.durrett@bc.edu ), Assistant Dean for Students with Disabilities (all other disabilities).  Advance notice and appropriate documentation are required for accommodations.

 

 

 

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Academic Integrity Policy:

 

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