A Call for Papers for the 2015 Meeting of the Society for Catholic Liturgy
The Liturgy: It is Right and Just
October 1-3, 2015
New York City
Keynote speaker: Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone
At the Sheen Center and the
Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral
The Society for Catholic Liturgy will celebrate its twentieth anniversary in the heart of Manhattan with a conference exploring how the Church’s sacred worship is dignum et iustum, right and just.
Questions arising from this topic may include but are not limited to:
A. Translation:
What is the history of the phrase dignum et iustum in the Western liturgical tradition?
What are the principles of sound liturgical translation?
Issues surrounding the 2011 translation of the Roman Missal
Issues surrounding the translation of the Lectionary
Issues surrounding the translation of the Liturgy of the Hours
B. The Rightness and Justice of Sacred Liturgy:
What does it mean to say that giving thanks to the Lord is “right” and “just”?
Liturgy and morality are usually treated as unrelated subjects. How is liturgical worship “just”?
How does one “do justice” to God with sacred art, sacred music, or sacred architecture?
Dignum means “meet” or “right,” but it also means “appropriate, suitable, worthy.”
What is “appropriate” worship, or what is worship that is worthy of God?
What is “appropriate” in sacred art, sacred music, or sacred architecture?
Other proposals will be considered, but primary consideration will be given to proposals that are related to the conference’s theme.
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Proposals must be received by June 30, 2015.
Presentations will be 45 minutes in length, followed by 15 minutes of discussion. Papers presented will be considered for publication in Antiphon.
Presenters must register for the conference and will be responsible for their own expenses.
