tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880836372409397139.post2860125752174611110..comments2023-10-07T13:31:47.789+02:00Comments on AN OUTSIDE VIEW: Why must the liturgy be "contemporary"Physiocrathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13682019625346594568noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-880836372409397139.post-51939073484424413232013-08-06T17:47:51.335+02:002013-08-06T17:47:51.335+02:00Agreed. Your definition of 'modernism' and...Agreed. Your definition of 'modernism' and 'post-modernism' slices apart woolly-minded ideas of 'modern' and 'up-to-date' - which haven't changed in my life time, at least. If fields like technology and medicine are growing ever more advanced and complex, why should music be getting ever more simplified and dreary? <br />Besides, even if so-called 'modern' liturgy were modern, one of the things that has always drawn me to Christianity is its long history. If you go to visit a castle or similar heritage site, you can often see people in costumes of varying quality, re-enacting scenes of everyday life to show you how the castle would have been used a thousand years ago. Walking into a church you can see people using the building the way they would have done a thousand years ago, but it's not a reenactment. The robes, candles and incense are for real. <br />Churches need to stay abreast of present-day issues and be open to new ideas, but congregations need to feel reassured that God is eternal and outside fashion, and won't get 'all embarrassed' and start shifting his ground if he finds Himself off-trend. True Colourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01986845285883521111noreply@blogger.com