Abstract

MOSTERT, Martin. The naked liturgist – Church without a building for people without a house. STJ [online]. 2019, vol.5, n.2, pp.369-390. ISSN 2413-9467.  http://dx.doi.org/10.17570/stj.supp.2019.v5n2.a19.

The concept of "public" (as used in the term "public worship) is interrogated in the light of Paul's understanding of nakedness/clothedness in 2 Corinthians 5:1-11. The conclusion drawn is that Christian liturgy is actually "private", and the resulting dissonance between precept and practice is untenable. A more appropriate approach to public-ness is developed with reference to John Wesley: liturgical events should and could intentionally be convened outside Christian premises - with the liturgists stripped of privilege. This is then illustrated by reference to field notes of an actual instance of such a "naked liturgy" that takes place weekly on the streets of Cape Town.

Keywords : Liturgy; homelessness; Wesley; preaching; nakedness.

        · text in English     · English ( pdf )