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Papers by Benedict Andersen OSB
Antiphon, 2017
the year is 988. emissaries of Vladimir, the grand prince of kiev, have been sent out on a vitall... more the year is 988. emissaries of Vladimir, the grand prince of kiev, have been sent out on a vitally important mission. their orders are to find among the various nations a new religion, which will be able to lure their tribes away from servitude to the cruel gods of their fathers, and which can forge them into one people, praising one creator with one voice, one heart, and one mind. After many months of searching, the emissaries of Vladimir finally find what they had been looking for within the walls of the great imperial church of hagia sophia in constantinople. they send the following report home:
This paper seeks to show that the history of the Divine Office (the Church's daily "pensum servit... more This paper seeks to show that the history of the Divine Office (the Church's daily "pensum servitutis" or "bounden duty"), is but the gradual unfolding of the image with which the Evangelist Luke closes his Gospel “They were continually in the Temple, praising and blessing God”, and which he immediately resumed in the Book of Acts, speaking of perseverance in apostolic teaching, eucharistic communion, and “the prayers” (tais proseuchais).
This and other NT texts, when situated in their proper Jewish apocalyptic context, reveal a primitive community understanding itself to be the universal doxological community foretold by the Prophets, "a kingdom of priests" (Exod. 19:6, Apoc. 5:10) offering up unbloody, rational sacrifices upon earth, in a way mirroring the heavenly ministrations of Christ the High Priest and the Angels who serve him.
Brief consideration is given to the problem of historicism in liturgical scholarship, which has tended to de-emphasise or deny altogether a sense of continuity with the "Temple idea" — even as, ironically, biblical scholarship more and more confirms the vital importance of Jewish temple mysticism in solving some of the most difficult puzzles regarding Christian origins. Far more important, however, than debates among contemporary scholars is the Church's living memory, witnessing to a divine reality which mere historical investigation cannot access.
In order to show the pervasive nature of Temple concepts and imagery in traditional Catholic worship, the paper concludes with a brief mystagogy of the Office of Vespers according to the traditional Roman Breviary, celebrated in the solemn pontifical form.
The paper was originally delivered at the Fota XI International Liturgical Conference, July 7-9, 2018. The proceedings have just been published by Smenos Publications.
Christianitas, 2018
Polish translation of "Preferring the Work of God: Benedictine Liturgical Ideals and the New Evan... more Polish translation of "Preferring the Work of God: Benedictine Liturgical Ideals and the New Evangelisation"
This reformatted article was published in "Shared Tradition", the journal of the Anglicanorum Cœt... more This reformatted article was published in "Shared Tradition", the journal of the Anglicanorum Cœtibus Society.
Excerpt: "Cardinal Ratzinger, addressing the monks of Subiaco on the eve of his election to the c... more Excerpt: "Cardinal Ratzinger, addressing the monks of Subiaco on the eve of his election to the chair of Peter, added to this pontifical chorus his own desire for the Benedictine Order: 'We need men who have their gaze directed to God. . . . Only through men who have been touched by God, can God come near to men.' there are, even in our day, monasteries in which the celebration of the sacred liturgy is both exemplary and luminous, whether in the Ordinary or the Extraordinary Form of the roman rite. If Benedictines have not always lived up to their vocation in the universal church, they indeed nevertheless possess the resources, a deep wellspring of tradition, upon which to draw, and their own crucial role to play in the New Evangelization: being men and women wholly given over to adoration “in spirit and in truth” (Jn 4:24), providing thereby a compelling witness before the eyes of all, baptized and unbaptized alike, of the encounter, 'facie ad faciem', with the living Christ who comes to us in his mysteries."
Published in "Shared Treasure: Journal of the Anglicanorum Coetibus Society", Lent 2017
TREN
The Divine Liturgy of Saint Tikhon, a Eucharistic Liturgy of substantially Anglican origin, was a... more The Divine Liturgy of Saint Tikhon, a Eucharistic Liturgy of substantially Anglican origin, was approved for use within the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America in 1977. It was adopted to be used by communities of Anglo-Catholic converts to the Orthodox Church who desire to retain all such aspects of their liturgical life and piety as are judged to be consonant with the Orthodox Faith.
In 1904, the Russian Holy Synod handed down the first official Orthodox statement on the Anglican Book of Common Prayer (in its 1892 American form). This was in response to a query by Saint Tikhon Bellavin, Archbishop of the Russian Orthodox missionary Archdiocese in North America, as to the possibility of allowing the use of the Liturgy in communities of Anglican converts to Orthodoxy. It was on the basis of this official Russian Synodal response that the Antiochian Archdiocese, in 1977, revised and adopted a form of the Anglican Liturgy as commonly celebrated within Anglo-Catholic parishes of the American Episcopal Church.
This thesis traces the development of the Anglican Liturgy from its controversial origins in the sixteenth century until its adoption within the Orthodox Church. Far from being the product of one man, one age, or one party, the Anglican Liturgy underwent a long and complex history of constant reinterpretation, revision, and enrichment and by Anglican High Churchmen (Elizabethan, Caroline, Non-Juring, Scottish, American, Tractarian and Anglo-Catholic) in light of the writings of the Church Fathers and the Liturgies of the ancient Church.
Books by Benedict Andersen OSB
I edited and typeset this attempt at producing a complete revision of the 1928 American Book of C... more I edited and typeset this attempt at producing a complete revision of the 1928 American Book of Common Prayer according to the standards outlined in the 1904 response of the Holy Synod of Moscow to Archbishop (Saint) Tikhon Bellavin concerning a hypothetical revision of the Anglican liturgical tradition according to Eastern Orthodox theology. It is not an official liturgical source for any church body, but it is used widely in an unofficial capacity.
Co-editor of this popular 2002 Anglican Office Book, inspired by the work of Canon Charles Winfre... more Co-editor of this popular 2002 Anglican Office Book, inspired by the work of Canon Charles Winfred Douglas (†1944).
Conference Presentations by Benedict Andersen OSB
This paper seeks to show that the history of the Divine Office (the Church's daily "pensum servit... more This paper seeks to show that the history of the Divine Office (the Church's daily "pensum servitutis" or "bounden duty"), is but the gradual unfolding of the image with which the Evangelist Luke closes his Gospel “They were continually in the Temple, praising and blessing God”, and which he immediately resumed in the Book of Acts, speaking of perseverance in apostolic teaching, eucharistic communion, and “the prayers” (tais proseuchais).
This and other NT texts, when situated in their proper Jewish apocalyptic context, reveal a primitive community understanding itself to be the universal doxological community foretold by the Prophets, "a kingdom of priests" (Exod. 19:6, Apoc. 5:10) offering up unbloody, rational sacrifices upon earth, in a way mirroring the heavenly ministrations of Christ the High Priest and the Angels who serve him.
Brief consideration is given to the problem of historicism in liturgical scholarship, which has tended to de-emphasise or deny altogether a sense of continuity with the "Temple idea" — even as, ironically, biblical scholarship more and more confirms the vital importance of Jewish temple mysticism in solving some of the most difficult puzzles regarding Christian origins. Far more important, however, than debates among contemporary scholars is the Church's living memory, witnessing to a divine reality which mere historical investigation cannot access.
In order to show the pervasive nature of Temple concepts and imagery in traditional Catholic worship, the paper concludes with a brief mystagogy of the Office of Vespers according to the traditional Roman Breviary, celebrated in the solemn pontifical form.
The paper was be delivered at the Fota XI International Liturgical Conference, July 7-9, 2018. This year's conference is entitled "Psallite Sapienter: The Liturgy of the Hours".
Talks by Benedict Andersen OSB
“Mankind is earth that suffers, for Adam was formed from the face of the earth” (Barnabas 6:9).
Book Reviews by Benedict Andersen OSB
The Anglican: The Quarterly Gazette of the Anglican Society and the General Theological Seminary, 2005
Review of Judith Pinnington. "Anglicans and Orthodox: Unity and Subversion, 1559-1725". Foreword ... more Review of Judith Pinnington. "Anglicans and Orthodox: Unity and Subversion, 1559-1725". Foreword by Rowan Williams. Leominster, Herefordshire: Gracewing, 2003, distributed by Morehouse. 260 pp. $24.95 (softcover), ISBN 0852445776.
Antiphon, 2017
the year is 988. emissaries of Vladimir, the grand prince of kiev, have been sent out on a vitall... more the year is 988. emissaries of Vladimir, the grand prince of kiev, have been sent out on a vitally important mission. their orders are to find among the various nations a new religion, which will be able to lure their tribes away from servitude to the cruel gods of their fathers, and which can forge them into one people, praising one creator with one voice, one heart, and one mind. After many months of searching, the emissaries of Vladimir finally find what they had been looking for within the walls of the great imperial church of hagia sophia in constantinople. they send the following report home:
This paper seeks to show that the history of the Divine Office (the Church's daily "pensum servit... more This paper seeks to show that the history of the Divine Office (the Church's daily "pensum servitutis" or "bounden duty"), is but the gradual unfolding of the image with which the Evangelist Luke closes his Gospel “They were continually in the Temple, praising and blessing God”, and which he immediately resumed in the Book of Acts, speaking of perseverance in apostolic teaching, eucharistic communion, and “the prayers” (tais proseuchais).
This and other NT texts, when situated in their proper Jewish apocalyptic context, reveal a primitive community understanding itself to be the universal doxological community foretold by the Prophets, "a kingdom of priests" (Exod. 19:6, Apoc. 5:10) offering up unbloody, rational sacrifices upon earth, in a way mirroring the heavenly ministrations of Christ the High Priest and the Angels who serve him.
Brief consideration is given to the problem of historicism in liturgical scholarship, which has tended to de-emphasise or deny altogether a sense of continuity with the "Temple idea" — even as, ironically, biblical scholarship more and more confirms the vital importance of Jewish temple mysticism in solving some of the most difficult puzzles regarding Christian origins. Far more important, however, than debates among contemporary scholars is the Church's living memory, witnessing to a divine reality which mere historical investigation cannot access.
In order to show the pervasive nature of Temple concepts and imagery in traditional Catholic worship, the paper concludes with a brief mystagogy of the Office of Vespers according to the traditional Roman Breviary, celebrated in the solemn pontifical form.
The paper was originally delivered at the Fota XI International Liturgical Conference, July 7-9, 2018. The proceedings have just been published by Smenos Publications.
Christianitas, 2018
Polish translation of "Preferring the Work of God: Benedictine Liturgical Ideals and the New Evan... more Polish translation of "Preferring the Work of God: Benedictine Liturgical Ideals and the New Evangelisation"
This reformatted article was published in "Shared Tradition", the journal of the Anglicanorum Cœt... more This reformatted article was published in "Shared Tradition", the journal of the Anglicanorum Cœtibus Society.
Excerpt: "Cardinal Ratzinger, addressing the monks of Subiaco on the eve of his election to the c... more Excerpt: "Cardinal Ratzinger, addressing the monks of Subiaco on the eve of his election to the chair of Peter, added to this pontifical chorus his own desire for the Benedictine Order: 'We need men who have their gaze directed to God. . . . Only through men who have been touched by God, can God come near to men.' there are, even in our day, monasteries in which the celebration of the sacred liturgy is both exemplary and luminous, whether in the Ordinary or the Extraordinary Form of the roman rite. If Benedictines have not always lived up to their vocation in the universal church, they indeed nevertheless possess the resources, a deep wellspring of tradition, upon which to draw, and their own crucial role to play in the New Evangelization: being men and women wholly given over to adoration “in spirit and in truth” (Jn 4:24), providing thereby a compelling witness before the eyes of all, baptized and unbaptized alike, of the encounter, 'facie ad faciem', with the living Christ who comes to us in his mysteries."
Published in "Shared Treasure: Journal of the Anglicanorum Coetibus Society", Lent 2017
TREN
The Divine Liturgy of Saint Tikhon, a Eucharistic Liturgy of substantially Anglican origin, was a... more The Divine Liturgy of Saint Tikhon, a Eucharistic Liturgy of substantially Anglican origin, was approved for use within the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America in 1977. It was adopted to be used by communities of Anglo-Catholic converts to the Orthodox Church who desire to retain all such aspects of their liturgical life and piety as are judged to be consonant with the Orthodox Faith.
In 1904, the Russian Holy Synod handed down the first official Orthodox statement on the Anglican Book of Common Prayer (in its 1892 American form). This was in response to a query by Saint Tikhon Bellavin, Archbishop of the Russian Orthodox missionary Archdiocese in North America, as to the possibility of allowing the use of the Liturgy in communities of Anglican converts to Orthodoxy. It was on the basis of this official Russian Synodal response that the Antiochian Archdiocese, in 1977, revised and adopted a form of the Anglican Liturgy as commonly celebrated within Anglo-Catholic parishes of the American Episcopal Church.
This thesis traces the development of the Anglican Liturgy from its controversial origins in the sixteenth century until its adoption within the Orthodox Church. Far from being the product of one man, one age, or one party, the Anglican Liturgy underwent a long and complex history of constant reinterpretation, revision, and enrichment and by Anglican High Churchmen (Elizabethan, Caroline, Non-Juring, Scottish, American, Tractarian and Anglo-Catholic) in light of the writings of the Church Fathers and the Liturgies of the ancient Church.
I edited and typeset this attempt at producing a complete revision of the 1928 American Book of C... more I edited and typeset this attempt at producing a complete revision of the 1928 American Book of Common Prayer according to the standards outlined in the 1904 response of the Holy Synod of Moscow to Archbishop (Saint) Tikhon Bellavin concerning a hypothetical revision of the Anglican liturgical tradition according to Eastern Orthodox theology. It is not an official liturgical source for any church body, but it is used widely in an unofficial capacity.
Co-editor of this popular 2002 Anglican Office Book, inspired by the work of Canon Charles Winfre... more Co-editor of this popular 2002 Anglican Office Book, inspired by the work of Canon Charles Winfred Douglas (†1944).
This paper seeks to show that the history of the Divine Office (the Church's daily "pensum servit... more This paper seeks to show that the history of the Divine Office (the Church's daily "pensum servitutis" or "bounden duty"), is but the gradual unfolding of the image with which the Evangelist Luke closes his Gospel “They were continually in the Temple, praising and blessing God”, and which he immediately resumed in the Book of Acts, speaking of perseverance in apostolic teaching, eucharistic communion, and “the prayers” (tais proseuchais).
This and other NT texts, when situated in their proper Jewish apocalyptic context, reveal a primitive community understanding itself to be the universal doxological community foretold by the Prophets, "a kingdom of priests" (Exod. 19:6, Apoc. 5:10) offering up unbloody, rational sacrifices upon earth, in a way mirroring the heavenly ministrations of Christ the High Priest and the Angels who serve him.
Brief consideration is given to the problem of historicism in liturgical scholarship, which has tended to de-emphasise or deny altogether a sense of continuity with the "Temple idea" — even as, ironically, biblical scholarship more and more confirms the vital importance of Jewish temple mysticism in solving some of the most difficult puzzles regarding Christian origins. Far more important, however, than debates among contemporary scholars is the Church's living memory, witnessing to a divine reality which mere historical investigation cannot access.
In order to show the pervasive nature of Temple concepts and imagery in traditional Catholic worship, the paper concludes with a brief mystagogy of the Office of Vespers according to the traditional Roman Breviary, celebrated in the solemn pontifical form.
The paper was be delivered at the Fota XI International Liturgical Conference, July 7-9, 2018. This year's conference is entitled "Psallite Sapienter: The Liturgy of the Hours".
“Mankind is earth that suffers, for Adam was formed from the face of the earth” (Barnabas 6:9).
The Anglican: The Quarterly Gazette of the Anglican Society and the General Theological Seminary, 2005
Review of Judith Pinnington. "Anglicans and Orthodox: Unity and Subversion, 1559-1725". Foreword ... more Review of Judith Pinnington. "Anglicans and Orthodox: Unity and Subversion, 1559-1725". Foreword by Rowan Williams. Leominster, Herefordshire: Gracewing, 2003, distributed by Morehouse. 260 pp. $24.95 (softcover), ISBN 0852445776.