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TITLE
The Liturgical Year and the Community of the Faithful
DATE:
Sunday, April 27, 2003
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DESCRIPTION
Dr. Vitz discusses the basic structures and rhythms of the liturgical year and show how it emphasizes both change and eternity. She discusses the construction of the Christian year over the centuries, from the very earliest centuries of the Christian year. She quotes some of the many Fathers of the Church --and women writers as well–who spoke of it and praised it. She will show how we can draw on its strengths and beauty, and live it more fully today.
Dr. Evelyn Vitz |
SPEAKER/PERFORMER INFORMATION
Dr. Evelyn (Timmie) Birge Vitz, a native of Indianapolis, Indiana, received her BA from Smith College and her PhD in French from Yale University. Since 1968 she has taught at New York University, where she is Professor of French, and Affiliated Professor of Religious Studies and Comparative Literature. She is a specialist in the literature and culture of the Middle Ages. For many years she directed the Program in Medieval and Renaissance Studies at NYU. Aside from her cookbook A CONTINUAL FEAST, she has published several books and many articles on medieval literature, in particular on saints lives and the liturgy.
LECTURE PREVIEW
SERIES THEME:
Communitas: The Restoration of Christian Community
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