1
/
of
1
Dr Tomasz Dekert
Liturgical Peace, Liturgical War: Benedict XVI's Summorum Pontificum and Its Critics
Liturgical Peace, Liturgical War: Benedict XVI's Summorum Pontificum and Its Critics
ORDERED FOR YOU
We can order this item for you. Delivery usually takes about 4 to 6 weeks.
This item is not held in our immediate stock. We will order it for you after checkout.
Estimated delivery: About 4 to 6 weeks
Regular price
£87.21 GBP
Regular price
Sale price
£87.21 GBP
Unit price
/
per
Taxes included.
Shipping calculated at checkout.
- Condition: Brand new
- UK Delivery times: Usually arrives within 2 - 3 working days
- UK Shipping: Fee starts at £3.89. Subject to product weight & dimension
Bulk ordering. Want 15 or more copies? Get a personalised quote and bigger discounts. Learn more about bulk orders.
Couldn't load pickup availability
- More about Liturgical Peace, Liturgical War: Benedict XVI's Summorum Pontificum and Its Critics
In 2007 Benedict XVI issued the Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum, lifting restrictions on the celebration of the pre-reform Catholic liturgy. In 2021, Pope Francis overturned his predecessor's document, directly aligning himself with the critics of Benedict XVI's decision. Dekert's book disentagles the arguments of representative pro-reform critics of Summorum Pontificum, as well as the documents and discourse surrounding Traditionis Custodes.
Dekert evaluates these arguments in context, assessing the validity of the historical and anthropological claims supporting them, while questioning their underlying assumptions. He also analyzes the connections between the pro-reform discourse of liturgical experts and the Vatican's liturgical policies since 2021. The core theoretical framework of his analysis is Roy A. Rappaport's concept of the "obvious aspects of ritual," which provides tools for a fresh perspective on the liturgical reform and the potential of Benedict XVI's liturgical option in addressing the ongoing liturgical conflict within contemporary Catholicism. This approach reveals the deeply problematic nature and lack of clarity in the expert discourse and the recent papal liturgical legislation at historical, anthropological, logical, and doctrinal levels.
Dekert evaluates these arguments in context, assessing the validity of the historical and anthropological claims supporting them, while questioning their underlying assumptions. He also analyzes the connections between the pro-reform discourse of liturgical experts and the Vatican's liturgical policies since 2021. The core theoretical framework of his analysis is Roy A. Rappaport's concept of the "obvious aspects of ritual," which provides tools for a fresh perspective on the liturgical reform and the potential of Benedict XVI's liturgical option in addressing the ongoing liturgical conflict within contemporary Catholicism. This approach reveals the deeply problematic nature and lack of clarity in the expert discourse and the recent papal liturgical legislation at historical, anthropological, logical, and doctrinal levels.
- Publication date: 22 January 2026
- Page count: 238
- Dimensions: Height 236 mm; Width 164 mm; Thickness 20 mm
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format: Hardback
- ISBN-13: 9780567724670
UK and International shipping information
UK and International shipping information
We deliver throughout the United Kingdom and to 128 countries and territories worldwide, including the United States, Australia, Canada, Germany, Spain and France.
