Societas Liturgica
The Societas Liturgica is an international ecumenical society for liturgical studies . The Societas Liturgica has around 400 members.
history
Wiebe Vos, a pastor of the Dutch Reformed Church , founded the liturgical journal Studia Liturgica in 1962 . In 1965 he invited 25 European and North American liturgical scholars to the Communauté de Grandchamp in Switzerland , where the founding of the Societas Liturgica was decided. The founding meeting of the society took place in 1967 in Driebergen in the Netherlands .
President
The presidents of the Societas Liturgica are each elected for a two-year term.
| Term of office | Surname | country | Denomination |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967-1969 | Placid Murray | Ireland | Roman Catholic |
| 1969-1971 | Ronald CD Jasper | United Kingdom | Anglican |
| 1971-1973 | Pierre-Marie Gy | France | Roman Catholic |
| 1973-1975 | Jean-Jacques von Allmen | Switzerland | reformed |
| 1975-1977 | Balthasar Fischer | Germany | Roman Catholic |
| 1977-1979 | Thomas Talley | United States | episcopalian |
| 1979-1981 | Frederick R. McManus | United States | Roman Catholic |
| 1981-1983 | Hans-Christoph Schmidt-Lauber | Austria | Lutheran |
| 1983-1985 | Geoffrey Wainwright | United States | methodist |
| 1985-1987 | Robert F. Taft | United States | Roman Catholic, Byzantine-Slavic rite |
| 1987-1989 | Donald C. Gray | United Kingdom | Anglican |
| 1989-1991 | Paul De Clerck | Belgium | Roman Catholic |
| 1991-1993 | Bruno Bürki | Switzerland | reformed |
| 1993-1995 | Paul F. Bradshaw | United Kingdom / United States | Anglican |
| 1995-1997 | Irmgard Pahl | Germany | Roman Catholic |
| 1997-1999 | Jacob Vellian | India | Syro-Malabar |
| 1999-2001 | John Baldovin | United States | Roman Catholic |
| 2001-2003 | Yngvill Martola | Finland | Lutheran |
| 2003-2005 | Ottfried Jordahn | Germany | Lutheran |
| 2005-2007 | David Holeton | Czech Republic | Anglican |
| 2007-2009 | James Puglisi | United States | Roman Catholic |
| 2009-2011 | Karen B. Westerfield Tucker | United States | methodist |
| 2011-2013 | Gordon W. Lathrop | United States | Lutheran |
| 2013-2015 | Lizette Larson-Miller | United States | Anglican |
| 2015-2017 | Martin Stuflesser | Germany | Roman Catholic |
| 2017-2019 | Joris Geldorf | Belgium | Roman Catholic |
Congresses
The Societas Liturgica holds a congress every two years. A selection of the presentations at the congresses is published in English in the journal Studia Liturgica .
| year | place | theme |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Driebergen | The liturgy constitution of the Second Vatican Council and the most recent elaboration on divine service by the World Council of Churches |
| 1969 | Murroe | Liturgical language |
| 1971 | Strasbourg | Contemporary worship |
| 1973 | Montserrat Monastery | Pray today |
| 1975 | trier | Eucharistic Prayers |
| 1977 | Canterbury | Christian initiation |
| 1979 | Washington, DC | Ordination rites |
| 1981 | Paris | Liturgical time |
| 1983 | Vienna | Liturgy and spirituality |
| 1985 | Boston | The Lima Document |
| 1987 | Brixen | Repentance and reconciliation |
| 1989 | York | Inculturation of the liturgy |
| 1991 | Toronto | Bible and liturgy |
| 1993 | Freiburg in Üechtland | Liturgical space |
| 1995 | Dublin | The future shape of the liturgy |
| 1997 | Turku | Liturgy and music |
| 1999 | Kottayam | Liturgical theology |
| 2001 | Santa Clara | Liturgy on the turn of life |
| 2003 | Eindhoven | Saints and models in Christian liturgy |
| 2005 | Dresden | The transforming and healing power of the liturgy in a broken world |
| 2007 | Palermo | Liturgy and public space |
| 2009 | Sydney | The liturgical year |
| 2011 | Reims | Baptism: Rites and Christian Life |
| 2013 | Wurzburg | Liturgical reforms in the churches |
| 2015 | Quebec | Liturgical formation: traditional task and new challenge |
| 2017 | Leuven | A symbol of what we are: Liturgical scientific perspectives on the question of sacramentality |
| 2019 | Durham | Anamnesis: actions, places and times of remembering |
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://mujweb.atlas.cz/www/liturgica/ger.htm , accessed on August 16, 2009