The Benedictine Contribution to Liturgical Renewal

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The actual title of the essay was:

‘The nature of the monastery as an institution which is both a centre of learning and of daily life shaped the liturgical movement along a creative “middle way” which was at once conservative and progressive’. (Fink)
Discuss the Benedictine contribution to liturgical renewal.


The essay looks at the last 150-200 years. Starting with the key European figures and the monastic powerhouses and moving on America and it's 20th century contribution.

My mark for this essay was 69%.

Essay Index
Looking back to look forward
Dom Prosper Guéranger & Solesmes
Dom Odo Casel & Maria Laach
The Nature & Influence of the Monasteries
From Monastery to Parish
Dom Lambert Beauduin & Mont-César
The New World, Dom Virgil & Worship
The Benedictine Contribution to Liturgical Renewal (or Gardeners of the Liturgy

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