Book of Fr. Olivier Rousseau is dedicated to the liturgical revival in the Catholic Church (the review covers the first stage of the movement - from the mid-nineteenth century to early twentieth century). Although this phenomenon is virtually unknown in the East, it is very consistent with the Orthodox worldview. Deep love for worship - the heart of the Church, sharp attention to its traditions, subtle and intelligible hermeneutics of Tradition, reverence for the patriarchal heritage - the main features of the liturgical movement in the West. All this could not but arouse the interest of his figures in the worship of the "ancient and modern East", to which the author devotes a separate section. In addition, the book contains essays on the liturgical movement in several European countries and very interesting research on the revival of Gregorian chant in medieval art. Olivier Rousseau sharply raises the question of the relationship between tradition and evolution in the life of the Church, demonstrating how different and ambiguous answers were given to him by prominent theologians of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
The book will be interesting to a wide range of readers.
Книга о. Olivier Rousseau is dedicated to the liturgical revival in the Catholic Church (the review covers the first stage of the movement - from the mid-nineteenth century to the early twentieth century). Although this phenomenon is practically unknown in the East, it is very in tune with the Orthodox worldview. Deep love for worship - the heart of the Church, sharp attention to its traditions, subtle and legible hermeneutics of Tradition, reverence for the patriarchal heritage - the main features of the liturgical movement in the West. All this could not but arouse the interest of his figures in the worship of the "ancient and modern East", to which the author dedicates a separate chapter. In addition, the book contains essays on the liturgical movement in a number of European countries and very interesting research on the revival of Gregorian chant in medieval art. Olivier Rousseau sharply raises the question of the relationship between tradition and evolution in the life of the Church, demonstrating how different and ambiguous answers were given to him by prominent theologians of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
The book will be of interest to a wide range of readers.