Table of Contents
Preface v
Introduction 1
Invitation 5
1 Psychology and the Sacraments 7
1 Psychological Dimensions of the Sacraments 7
2 The Sacred Dimension 9
3 The Symbolic Dimension 16
4 The Ritual Dimension 23
2 Social Dimensions of the Sacraments 34
1 Social Dimensions of the Sacraments 34
2 The Functional Dimension 36
3 The Effective Dimension 42
4 The Historical Dimension 51
a Early Forms of Religions of the Sacraments 52
b Religion and Consciousness in the Classical World 53
c Modern Consciousness and Religion 56
3 Ritual Studies and the Sacraments 63
1 The Emergence of Ritual Studies 63
2 Types of Rituals 66
a Calendrical or Commemorative Rites 66
b Transition Rituals or Rites of Passage 68
c Rites of Exchange and Communion 71
d Rites of Purification, Healing, and Affection 76
e Rites of Feasting and Fasting 79
f Political or Governmental Rites 80
3 Characteristics of Ritual 82
a Formalism or Formality 83
b Traditionalism 84
c Invariance 84
d Rule Governance 85
e Sacred Symbolism 87
f Performance 89
4 .Ritual Sensibility 91
a Ritualization 92
b Decorum 92
c Ceremony 93
d Magic 94
e Liturgy 97
f Celebration 99
4 The Sacraments in History 105
1 Historical Investigation into the Sacraments 105
2 The Apostolic Period 108
3 The Patristic Period 111
4 The Medieval Period 113
5 The Tridentine Period 116
6 The Contemporary period 118
5 The Sacraments in Theology 124
1 Theological Developments Affecting the Sacraments 125
2 The Scholastic Approach 130
3 The Approach of Vatican II 134
4 Existential and phenomenological Approaches 137
5 A Liberation Approach 142
6 Foundational/Transformational Approaches149
7 A Postmodern Approache 154
8 Liturgical Approaches 161
9 Approaches as Models 169
6 The Sacraments and Morality 178
1 Examining Worship and Ethics 179
2 The Paschal Mystery and Personal Morality 184
3 The Kingdom of God and Social Justice 192
a Baptism 196
b Confirmation 199
c Reconciliation 201
d Anointing of the Sick 203
e Marriage 205
f Ordination 207
g Eucharist 210
7 The Sacraments and Spirituality 217
1 Personal Spirituality 218
2 Communal Spirituality 225
3 Ecclesial Spirituality 237
4 Global Spirituality 244
Conclusion 262
Afterword 225
Index 267
