In his reflections on theology and politics, Catholic theologian William T. Cavanaugh has focused attention on how Christian liturgical practices embody and inform—or should embody and ...

The Politics Of Liturgy Noah Millman has an interesting meditation on the connection, or lack thereof, between liturgical form and theological/moral content within American Judaism.

The liturgy enables us to disinvest our egos from our political undertakings and to commit ourselves to the common good of humanity, trusting, as the philosopher Alfred North Whitehead wrote, that ...

A version of this story appeared in the April 3-16, 2020 print issue under the headline: New book on liturgy synthesizes theology and sociological research.

The Catholic Church is playing an increasingly important role in state politics, says Wake Forest University sociologist David Yamane in his new book, "The Catholic Church in State Politics." ...