Christ the Liturgy

CONTENTS
Abbreviations viii
Introduction ix

1 For the Sake of the Many  1
Introduction 1—Leitourgia: Translation in Context 3—Lost in
Translation 6—Giver and Receiver are One 12—Prefiguring
the Gift 20—To Receive is to Give 24—The Liturgical
Economy 30—Only God Can Suffer 34—Conclusion 38

2 Apprehending God  41
Introduction 41—The Secret Disposition 44—Go Toward
Yourself 49—The Sense-able God 55—Can God Have
Friends? 71—Conclusion 82

3 The Architecture of Faith 87
Introduction 87—The Porosity of Space 91—Liturgical
Habitation 99—Spaces of Conviviality 107—Terroir and
Leitourgia 118—Conclusion 120

4 The Grammar of God  121
Introduction 121—Language and Perception 123—The Middle
Voice 125—The Linguistic Subject 133—Agency, Action,
Participation 142—Our Only Mediator and Advocate 146
—An Active-Passivity 153—Conclusion 158

5 Conclusion: Toward a Metaxological Liturgy 161

Bibliography 167
Acknowledgements 179
Index of Scripture References 181
Subject Index 183