The God We Worship: A Liturgical Theology
Dr. Nicholas Wolterstorff, Yale University
1-7 October 2013
Christian theology comes in many different configurations. In these lectures, Nicholas Wolterstorff will make explicit the understanding of God that is implicit in Christian liturgy, then articulate that understanding. In preparation for constructive project, Wolterstorff will discuss the nature of liturgy in general, and of Christian liturgy in particular, and explain what it is to make explicit what is implicit.
Lectures
Lecture 1: The Project: Liturgical Theology | view resource
Lecture 2: God as Worthy of Worship | view resource
Lecture 3: God as One Who Listens and Speaks | view resource
Lecture 4: God as Listener | view resource
Lecture 5: What are We Saying When We Say that God Listens? | view resource
Lecture 6: God as One Who Hears Favorably | view resource
Lecture 7: God as One Who Speaks | view resource
Lecture 8: The Understanding of God Implicit in the Eucharist | view resource
Biography
Nicholas Wolterstorff (Retired in June 2002) was Noah Porter Professor of Philosophical Theology, and has taught at Yale since 1989. Previously, he taught at Calvin College, the Free University of Amsterdam, and the University of Notre Dame and has been visiting professor at several institutions. He has received many fellowships, including ones from the NEH and the Danforth Endowment. He is past President of the American Philosophical Association (Central Division) and serves on its publication and executive committees. He is on the editorial boards of Faith and Philosophy; Topics in Philosophy; and is also General Editor of the Supplementary Textbook Project of the Christian College Coalition and a member of the evaluation panels for the NEH. In addition to numerous articles, he has written the following books: Religion and the Schools; On Universals; Reason within the Bounds of Religion; Art in Action; Works and Worlds of Art; Education for Responsible Action; Until Justice and Peace Embrace; Faith and Rationality (co-author); Rationality in the Calvinian Tradition (co-author); Lament for a Son; and Keeping Faith: Talks for New Faculty. In upcoming years, he will be the Wilde Lecturer at Oxford University and the Gifford Lecturer at St. Andrew’s University.
