In this contribution, ritual acts and performances are explored from the perspective of the
multidisciplinary platform of Ritual Studies (Post 2015). This chapter argues that this is of use …

Why is it rewarding to analyse religion from a material angle and which future research
directions emerge? This chapter firstly conceptualizes materiality in dialogue with incentives …

One of the ways Jesus lived his message of the coming Kingdom was through table
fellowship. In modern society, where religious and cultural diversity is growing, our daily …

The main research question of this study asked how the celebration of the Lord's Supper in
local CRC and RCL churches is performed, perceived, and valued, and what can be learned …

The celebration of the Lord's Supper (or Holy Supper) is a central and meaningfulelement of
Reformed worship. Churchesand individuals have debated its meaning and function …

In some churches today everyone is invited to the Holy Communion yet in other churches
just a few select take a seat at the Table. Through a social-scientific and ritual-theoretic …

The adage lex orandi, lex credendi, lex vivendi (or lex (con) vivendi) denotes causal
interrelationships between worship, belief and life. Simply one affects the others as this …

This book takes an interdisciplinary approach to a societal challenge that both affects and is
affected by the church in multi-racial, multi-cultural, and otherwise pluralistic communities. In …

Vanuit de discipline Diaconaat is het laatste Trendbericht in 2018 verschenen. Dat ging over
de periode tot 2017. Omdat een bericht als dit meerdere jaren beslaat beperkt het zich …