strategy
Rehearsing common rites
Synonyms:
Familiarizing secular rites Broader:
Using rites and symbolsPreserving common religionCreating community ritualsRitualizing common life Narrower:
Celebrating life transitionsHonouring ultimate encounterEnabling community authenticityRequiring dramatization of religious rites Constrains:
Defining form of religious beliefRelating stories to life situationsParticularizing context for expression of societal meaning Constrained by:
Blocking degeneration to sterile ceremony Facilitates:
Developing common causeMaintaining belief systemsDemanding meaning-giving storiesDemanding concrete symbols of beliefDemanding universal context for expression of societal meaning Facilitated by:
Providing ritual symbolsReminding of importance of common ritesIntroducing new aspects of social reality Values:
Common sense Subjects:
Religious Practice → RitualsReligious Practice → Laity
Type Classification:
C: Cross-sectoral strategies