With the Silent Glimmer of God’s Spirit: A Postmodern Look at the Sacraments

by Lambert J. Leijssen

Publisher:

Paulist Press

, 2007

Overview

With the Silent Glimmer of God’s Spirit gives a comprehensive account of recent developments in sacramental theology in the context of postmodern thinking. Lambert J. Leijssen uses the concepts of “gift” and “icon” to speak about the sacraments in a way that implies interaction between giver and recipient. Leijssen discusses the individual sacraments according to the usual categories of initiation, healing, and vocation, but views these categories through the lens of their relation to everyday life. He considers the grace of each sacrament as a gift of the Holy Spirit by which the Christian’s daily life is illuminated with a silent glimmer of God’s Spirit. He also looks at the current realities faced by those responsible for administering the sacraments and considers the pastoral implications. The book concludes with ecumenical perspectives for the celebration of the sacraments in agreement with the Eastern churches and the churches of the Protestant Reformation.

Product Details

• Title: With the Silent Glimmer of God’s Spirit: A Postmodern Look at the Sacraments
• Author: Lambert J. Leijssen
• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Print Publication Date: 2007
• Logos Release Date: 2015
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subjects: Sacraments › Catholic Church; Sacraments; Christianity and culture
• ISBNs: 0809144379, 9780809144372
• Resource ID: LLS:SLNTGLMMRGDSPRT
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-25T20:53:32Z

About Lambert J. Leijssen

Lambert J. Leijssen is a priest of the diocese of Hasselt and professor of theology at the Catholic University of Leuven in Belgium. He has written numerous publications on liturgy and the sacraments.