Tag: ritual
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Ritual and Ritual Sensibility
Ritual has human and humane purposes. Ritual needn’t serve nefarious purposes, although it can. It does not always, invariably and inevitably, prop up the power of oppressive overlords and normalize the unjust stratification of privilege. Ritual can reflect any idealized social order, a beautiful one as well as a vicious one. Ritual can symbolically represent […]
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Questions for Reflection and Discussion – Psalm 66
We are studying Psalm 66 for Sunday, February 17: an ancient Hebrew praise song, focused on God’s mighty acts of power and God’s acceptance of repentance. [Study notes on Psalm 66.] Here are a few questions we might want to consider before or in class: The psalm begins with a call to “make a joyful […]