On Liturgical Asceticism

David W. Fagerberg, associate professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame, USA is the author of What Is Liturgical Theology? and Theologia Prima.

"Certainly David Fagerberg has opened up a valuable avenue to an understanding of the relationship between liturgy and asceticism as culled from the spiritual guides of the East."--Thomas A. Krosnicki, Worship Magazine "Fagerberg writes with clarity and wit Consistent with the tradition of the Church, Fagerberg aims to restore asceticism to its rightful place within liturgical theology. It is a rich journey through Chestertonian style, paradox and prose, and dense with wise quotes from the Desert Fathers."--Andrew TJ Kaethler, "Review: On Liturgical Asceticism" Transpositions ""Fagerberg's contribution is creative and original. He presents an able and accessible summary of the Orthodox ascetical tradition--valuable in its own right--and combines it with creative insight to bring this tradition to bear on how we conceive our own participation in the liturgy and what effect this has on our understanding of theology. This brings the discussion of liturgical theology onto a whole new level."--Jeremy Driscoll, OSB, professor of theology, Mount Angel Seminary and Pontifical Athenaeum San Anselmo, Rome "The idea of liturgical theology has become popular during the past few decades, wresting liturgy from the liturgiologists and testing what the church teaches against how the church prays liturgically. In this powerful and original book, David Fagerberg takes this development a stage further. By exploring Christian asceticism, mostly using Orthodox sources, he introduces another dimension, essential if liturgical theology is to be fully assimilated in the lives of Christians."--Andrew Louth, professor emeritus of patristic and Byzantine studies, Durham University "--