G.A.M. RouwhorstHoogleraar Tilburg School of Catholic Theology Department of Biblical Sciences and Church History ExpertiseCONTINUOUS TRANSFORMATIONS OF LITURGICAL RITUALS Rituals are not immutable. Neither are they being created out of nothing. They are continuously developing on the basis of already existing ritual traditions that are continuously appropriated, reinterpreted and adapted by developing communities in changing historical contexts. Although rituals mostly fulfil stabilising functions in societies and are establishing and consolidating their identities, this does not imply that rituals are purely static. This also holds true for the liturgical traditions of Christianity. Their dynamic character was particularly apparent in the period when Christianity came into existence and, within the broader context of Roman-Hellenistic society, developed from a movement within Judaism into a religion of its own. Moreover, the dynamic character of Christian liturgical traditions becomes very clearly visible at important turning points in the history of Christianity: in the fourth century when Christianity becomes a public religion; during the transition from Late Antiquity to the Early Middle Ages; in the twelfth century when the relationship between liturgy, piety and theology is significantly changing; in the period of the ?two Reformations?(sixteenth century) and in the second half of the twentieth century (Second Vatican Council and its aftermath). My research projects are centred on the changes Christian liturgical traditions underwent in these crucial periods of change. The main focus is on the origins of Christian liturgical traditions, more specifically on the complicated relationship between the ritual traditions of early Christianity and those of early and Rabbinic Judaism.Key words PublicationsMost recent publications
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TeachingG.A.M. Rouwhorst teaches the following subjects:
Other activitiesMember Advisory Board Vigiliae Christianae. A review of Early Christian Life and Language Member Advisory Board Jewish and Christian Perspectives Series (Brill, Leiden) Member Editorial Board Liturgia Condenda (Peeters, Leuven) Member Editorial Board Tijdschrift voor Liturgie Member Editorial Board Jaarboek voor Liturgie-onderzoek Editor-in- chief review Vieren (Abbey Berne Heeswijk). President KRI, Catholic Council for Church and Judaism Member Dutch Episcopal Committee for Relations with Judaism President Stichting voor Oudchristelijke Studienm(Foundation for the Study of Ancient Christianity) President Genootschap voor Liturgiestudie (Society for the Study of Liturgy).
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