Ambrose of Milan's Method of Mystagogical Preaching
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: May 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 391
ISBN-13: 9780814661857
Subjects: d. 397; Religion - Worship - Preaching; Mystagogy; Religion; Saint, Bishop of Milan,; Christian Ministry - Preaching; Christian Rituals & Practice - General; Ambrose; Christianity - Ritual & Practice; Ambrose,; Catholic Church; Preaching
First sentence: Addressing his neophytes, or "newly baptized," during the week after their baptism at the Easter Vigil, Ambrose of Milan raised an issue that was of concern to the Church of his day and continues to concern the Church today-the need for effective sacramental catechesis.
Description: Proposes a method of mystagogy based on the preaching of Ambrose of Milan. Chapter 1 establishes the need for mystagogy. Chapter 2 lays out the historical context of Ambrose and his Church. Chapters 3-8 are a series of six historical studies on Ambrose and his Church that correspond to the components of a homiletic method. Chapter 9 proposes a method of mystagogy for the contemporary Church based on Ambrose's preaching.