Symbols that Surround Us: Faithful Reflections

by Johan Van Parys

Overview

Do Christian symbols, imagery, and ritual gestures from the time of Jesus still have meaning? What do the symbols mean? Why are they so important to the Church? And how can you use them to grow your faith?

Johan van Parys answers these questions and more in Symbols That Surround Us: Faithful Reflections. The book includes extensive background, informative stories, beautiful images, and questions for discussion and personal meditation on how these ever-present symbols nourish a life of faith.

Paperback

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780764820700
Publisher:	Liguori Publications
Publication date:	03/02/2012
Pages:	160
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Johan van Parys, PhD, is the director of liturgy and sacred arts at the Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis. He also teaches liturgy in the School of Theology of St. John's University and is the co-founder and president of the Minnesota/North Dakota Chapter of the Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums. Dr. van Parys received his doctorate in theology in liturgical studies from the University of Notre Dame and has graduate degrees from the Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium, in archeology, art history, architecture, and religious studies. Johan van Parys, PhD, es director de Liturgia y Arte Sacro en la Basílica de Santa María, en Minneapolis. También enseña Liturgia en la Escuela de Teología de la Saint John’s University y es presidente y cofundador del Chapter of the Patrons of the Arts in the Vatican Museums. Es doctor en Teología, con especialidad en Liturgia, por la Universidad de Notre Dame; ha obtenido otros grados académicos en la Universidad de Lovaina (Bélgica) en Arqueología, Arte, Historia, Arquitectura y Religión.

Table of Contents

Foreword v

Introduction vii

Chapter 1 Signs, Symbols, and Sacraments 1

Chapter 2 Fundamental Symbols 13

Chapter 3 Sacred Architecture as Symbol 31

Chapter 5 Sacred Art as Symbol 47

Chapter 5 Symbolic Furnishings Used for the Liturgy 55

Chapter 6 Symbolic Objects Used for the Liturgy 65

Chapter 7 Symbolic Clothing Used for the Liturgy 81

Chapter 8 Symbolic Gestures in the Liturgy 97

Chapter 9 Senses and Seasonal Decor 115

Chapter 10 Monograms, Acronyms, and Images 129

Conclusion 149