Summary of the Ordinary Time 2023 Issue of Doxology
Founded in 1984, Doxology: a journal of worship and the sacramental life is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal of liturgical scholarship bridging academic and church communities. It is published by the Order of Saint Luke, a dispersed ecumenical religious order founded by Methodists. The Order currently includes United Methodists, Lutherans, Episcopalians, Baptists, members of Holiness movement churches, and many others. Doxology publishes work by established and emerging liturgical scholars to address historical, theological, and cultural questions about Christian worship and the sacramental life.
ARTICLES
Baptism Tai Chi
Sarah Mount Elewononi, OSL
“The one who sings prays twice.” Even though the attribution to Augustine is dubious, the oft quoted saying resonates with my experience of music’s ability to let me experience God’s real presence in worship. In this article, I propose a corollary; when one moves one’s body symbolically in union with spiritual song, their prayer is magnified threefold.
Throwback Theology: The Apostolic Tradition
The Apostolic Tradition, or the Traditio Apostolica, was once believed to have been written by a certain Hippolytus of Rome, but is now thought by many to be a composite work, representing the work of multiple authors and communities. It is an ancient Christian text that offers insight into some early liturgical practices and provides instruction to early Christians. Although the exact date of the composition of the text is unclear, many believe significant portions of it were composed during the second and third centuries AD. This particular excerpt focuses on the practice of prayer. It emphasizes that prayer is an essential spiritual discipline for strengthening one’s faith, resisting temptation, and drawing closer to Christ. The following is an excerpt from the Project Gutenberg eBook of The Apostolic Tradition of Hippolytus, translated into English with introduction and explanatory notes by Burton Scott Easton.
BOOK REVIEWS
Apostolic Tradition, A New Commentary, by Paul Bradshaw
Review by Mark W. Stamm, OSL 26
Today I Live and Amen, Alleluia
Review by Karen Westerfield Tucker
I’ll Sing On
Review by Wayne L. Wold
FILM REVIEW
Women Talking
Review by Heather Josselyn-Cranson, OSL
HYMN
“I Have A Dream” (FINLANDIA)
Diane Owen Jordan