Talk:Taizé Community

message: Hi, I wrote the brief part about Taize services in the US. I hope that's ok. This page seems to be specifically about the Taize community more than the services, so I hope it's ok that I put the article here. Please write to me if it is inappropriate and suggest where (if anyplace) I should put this info. The reason I wanted to add the info is that I think many people would love the Taize service (as we know it here in the US), and so I thought it might be nice to have it on Wikipedia.
Sarum blue 14:54, 7 February 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Taize Services in the US 

message: Corrected broken links and some details in the section Yong adult meetings
Added reference to the foundational text of the Community: The Rule of Taizé.
Wikimonk (talk) 11:21, 4 January 2013 (UTC)
thread_title:  Other corrections 

message: Gijs Kruitbosch (talk) 14:48, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Mm, that is true. However, some of the members of the community still have (had) an individually significant history, that is documented elsewhere. Examples include fr. John (for whom there are author biographies on the back of some of his books, as well as on some publishers' sites), fr. Eric and fr. Michel (about whom the community itself wrote webpages on the occasion of their (separate) deaths), fr. Alois, fr. Roger (both of whom already have their own WP articles), fr. Stephen and fr. Lutz (mentioned and filmed in the French tv lead-in for last September's televised mass, and who currently have an exposition in Maçon). I can't recall at this moment whom of the brothers helped in the architecture of the current Church of Reconciliation, but I remember reading some of their personal history elsewhere as well. I agree that my original request (of having a list) probably does not make much sense, but I also believe we should not neglect to mention some of the brothers whose work has been more widely visible. Gijs Kruitbosch (talk) 19:27, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Possible expansions of the article 

message: Would it be useful or interesting to list the brothers currently in the community? Or at least the more 'present' ones (ie. the ones that write books and do bible introductions, country meetings or create some of the music or pottery that is sold in the exposition). If not a list, mentioning them might still be worthwhile.
Actually, listing the brothers and especially listing the more public brothers would be contrary to the ethos of the community.  Commonality and modesty are two facets of the brothers' life that might conflict with this request.  Judahpedia (talk) 18:24, 14 November 2008 (UTC)
replies: text: Mm, that is true. However, some of the members of the community still have (had) an individually significant history, that is documented elsewhere. Examples include fr. John (for whom there are author biographies on the back of some of his books, as well as on some publishers' sites), fr. Eric and fr. Michel (about whom the community itself wrote webpages on the occasion of their (separate) deaths), fr. Alois, fr. Roger (both of whom already have their own WP articles), fr. Stephen and fr. Lutz (mentioned and filmed in the French tv lead-in for last September's televised mass, and who currently have an exposition in Maçon). I can't recall at this moment whom of the brothers helped in the architecture of the current Church of Reconciliation, but I remember reading some of their personal history elsewhere as well. I agree that my original request (of having a list) probably does not make much sense, but I also believe we should not neglect to mention some of the brothers whose work has been more widely visible. Gijs Kruitbosch (talk) 19:27, 5 May 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  List of brothers 

message: Why are the sisters not mentioned in the article? This would, I think, also make a great addition. While they are not in exactly the same community/order as the brothers, they play a large part in the overall community life (think El Abiodh, doing contact meetings for the girls, work in 'courier', as well as the choir practice and so on)
I'll add something today. Judahpedia (talk) 18:27, 14 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Sisters of St. Andrew 

message: The page also lacks information about where across the globe Taizé brothers are helping to make a difference. I'm not sure if this should really be called 'mission' work, but it should be mentioned nonetheless. I don't know enough about this work to do it myself, but it would be interesting if someone else could help out.
I'll add something today Judahpedia (talk) 18:26, 14 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  'Mission' work 

message: Finally, the history of the community could be expanded upon, eg. giving details about the work fr. Roger did in the second world war, the move to Geneva and back, the first brothers arriving, his sister Geneviève (sp?) coming to help, etc. Again, I don't know so much about this myself, but if someone could help out that'd be great.
 
I'll add something today Judahpedia (talk) 18:27, 14 November 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  History 

message: http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Taizé_Community&oldid=38621162
I arrived at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taize prompted by a handful of references to Taize and looking for:
1) an enumeration of the "primary" vectors leading to and proceeding from Taize
2) a key to the composition of Taize music - several of the tokens that pointed me towards Taize were references in hymnals and bulletins
3) a distillation of the practice
4) a summary of the doctrine
5) a topology of its presence
I believe the snapshot of 15:15, 7 February 2006 was headed there but derailed by meanness and arrogance.
The insistance on restricting the article to a village in France makes as much sense as reducing Christianity to an article about Nazareth.
Oddly the single paragraph about music is almost adequate but because of the significance of Taize in contemporary church music a single example would have been welcome.
The section Taizé Services in the United States might have been better as a first person account of a typical service but it did serve to envision a "practice". DGG seems to discourage first person accounts. For some of us "practice" is the essence of religion.
The Taize site has a far more precise statement of the central doctrine than the current WP article.
Taize may have the reach and vitality of Cluny. Why should we attempt to restrict is to a small village in France?
Tarvid (talk) 21:30, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  An improvement over its successors 

message: Here, and on the Taize site, it is explained that the group welcomes groups of "young people." Their site gives an upper age limit of 29, beyond which the "welcome" seems to be considerably reduced. Why do they do this? Is it because the brothers want to encourage people to "give their lives" to Christ, and this is more feasible for younger people? Is it some quirk arising from their participation in the youth movements in the 1960's? What? 
As it stands, the article simply takes for granted that their agism is a reasonable and understandable policy. I think it warrants some discussion, if any explanation for it can be found.
Another issue: Are there any restrictions on which Christian denominations may participate? Have there ever been Mormons, for example? ("Protestant / Catholic / Orthodox" is not really a sufficient description of the diversity within Christianity.) 118.165.204.113 (talk) 21:25, 8 December 2009 (UTC)
replies: text: Fair questions. I'll see if I can help address (not necessarily answer) them:
# "Young": I think that simply reflects on a particular concern of theirs. (As an analogy, admittedly poor, in the secular world: schools, youth clubs, etc. also have a particular focus on younger people.) I would be utterly astonished in Taize ever turned away anyone over "a certain age".
# "Denominations": a key part of the Taize ethos is to work across denominations. If people from a particular denomination wish to work with Taize, I'm sure that Taize would willingly talk to them and not shut them out. (Those talks might end up without agreement, but that's different.) To take your Mormon example; try your question from the other direction: would the LDS want to work with Taize in the first place?
Hope that helps. Feline Hymnic (talk) 23:18, 12 December 2009 (UTC)
thread_title: Unanswered Questions

message: From the reading of this article, and some other information around the internet, the description of this community matches the definition of Cult. Should we at least place it under the grouping? 2001:610:308:692:6463:5321:B4B7:5D94 (talk) 22:26, 5 August 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cult? 

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