Turned Around: Replying to the Most Common Objections Against the Traditional Latin Mass

Kwasniewski PhD, Peter (Author)

ISBN 10: 1505133629 / ISBN 13: 9781505133622

Verlag: Tan Books, 2024

296 pages. 9.00x6.00x9.00 inches. In Stock. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1505133629

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Turned Around: Replying to Common Objections Against the Traditional Latin Mass is a practical and clear book that examines the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) through a fresh lens. In each chapter, Dr. Peter Kwasniewski addresses common objections to the TLM, transforming these challenges into gateways for a deeper understanding and appreciation of its timeless beauty. From the reasons we worship facing East, to the profound significance of praying in Latin, and the ritual separation of priest and people, Turned Around sheds light on why these liturgical elements resonate so deeply with the faithful.
Various other topics will be explored within these pages, including:

• Why the Traditional Mass Is Kingly and Courtly
• Why We Follow Inherited Rituals and Strict Rubrics
• Why We Repeat Ourselves in Traditional Worship
• Why We Use a One-Year Lectionary of Readings
• Why it Is Better Not to Understand Everything Immediately
• Why We Kneel for Communion and Receive on the Tongue

Turned Around provides the answers and intrigue to explore the paradoxical and countercultural elements of the TLM that have drawn the young and older faithful closer to the divine for centuries. This book is not just a defense of tradition; it is a journey to the heart of Catholic worship, promising to deepen the reader's spiritual life and understanding of the Mass. Whether you're a skeptic or a devout follower, Turned Around offers a compelling case for the enduring relevance and beauty of the Traditional Latin Mass.
 

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Peter A. Kwasniewski (quash-NEV-ski) holds a B.A. in liberal arts from Thomas Aquinas College and an M.A. and Ph.D. in philosophy from the Catholic University of America, with a specialization in the thought of St. Thomas Aquinas. After teaching at the International Theological Institute in Austria, he helped establish Wyoming Catholic College in 2006, where he taught theology, philosophy, music, and art history and directed the choir and schola until 2018. Today, he is a full-time writer, editor, publisher, and speaker whose work is seen on websites and in periodicals such as New Liturgical Movement, OnePeterFive, Rorate Caeli, Catholic Family News, and Latin Mass Magazine. Dr. Kwasniewski has published extensively in academic and popular venues on sacramental and liturgical theology, Catholic social teaching, issues in the modern Church, and the history and aesthetics of music; he is also is a composer whose sacred choral music has been performed around the world. He has written or edited many books and his work has been translated into twenty languages. For more information, visit his website: www.peterkwasniewski.com. Also, be sure to check out his Substack, “Tradition and Sanity.”

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Titel: Turned Around: Replying to the Most Common ...
Verlag: Tan Books
Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Brand New