Ritual at World's End

With a foreword by Ivone Gebara.Ritual at World's End maps Cláudio's conversion to an ecological approach to liturgy. It also manifests his ever-confident eschewal of the usual authorities in liturgical theology. Instead he is looking to liberation theologians and listening to the poor. So these are the field notes of a man on a journey-to the land to his past with his children for the overlooked-as he wrestles with his questions privilege and responsibilities. Passion and urgency truth-telling and testimony combine with great force in Cláudio's thinking and this remarkable book will be well-read gather companions and muster more justice in the life of believers. Read it for it's challenge gift provocation blessing agenda-setting summons...Stephen BurnsProfessor of Liturgical and Practical TheologyPilgrim Theological College University of DivinityMelbourne Australia