In this article I would like to highlight some questions about Orthodox Liturgy regarding the dissonance experienced between Liturgy as it is fixed in its prayers and rubrics versus its practical celebration.
Section: Life In Worship
Ecclesial Freedom and Psychological Wholeness: Alexander Schmemann’s Approach to Liturgical Theology
Those intimately familiar with the writings and lectures of Father Alexander Schmemann will readily admit that he often looked at psychology with a skeptical eye. Nevertheless, one should not hastily conclude that Father Schmemann was unaware of the psychological dimensions of liturgical worship.