{"id":42548,"date":"2018-07-20T12:08:28","date_gmt":"2018-07-20T17:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/?p=42548"},"modified":"2018-08-02T11:26:47","modified_gmt":"2018-08-02T16:26:47","slug":"65th-annual-liturgical-studies-week-at-saint-serge-paris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/praytellblog.com\/index.php\/2018\/07\/20\/65th-annual-liturgical-studies-week-at-saint-serge-paris\/","title":{"rendered":"65th Annual Liturgical Studies Week at Saint-Serge, Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"

Early this month (July 2nd through 5th) I had the pleasure of presenting a paper and participating in the 65th annual liturgical studies week at the Saint-Serge Orthodox Theology Institute<\/a> in Paris.<\/p>\n

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Founded by the Benedictine Dom Bernard Botte (+1980) and Orthodox Father Cyprien Kern (+1960) and others, the conference has maintained the objective of scholarly research in pursuit of what does and can yet unite Christians in and through the liturgy. This year’s theme was “Le corps humain dans la liturgie” (“The Human Body in the Liturgy”).<\/p>\n

Four very full days of multiple morning and afternoon paper sessions that often generated lively discussion spanned a range of historical , geographic, and ecclesial contexts in a genuinely warm and hospitable atmosphere. While largely European, the program also included Middle-Eastern, African, Asian, and North America speakers. Examination of human embodiment in liturgy unfolded over nearly three dozen papers along such multiple lines as:<\/p>\n