Geert C. Leenknegt serves as a representative of the Institutum Liturgicum in London. He is the director of development and teaches pastoral liturgy.
Biography
He is a priest of the diocese of Ghent in Belgium, and pastor of several parishes.
He graduated from the Catholic University of Leuven and has a degree Master of Theology and Religious Studies (KU Leuven), Master of Advanced Studies in Theology and Religion (KU Leuven) and a post-graduate Diploma in Liturgical Studies (London).
At the moment he is working on a doctoral dissertation on ‘The importance of silence in the liturgy as an element of active participation. A study of Sacrosanctum Concilium no. 30 to a qualification of silence in the liturgy, its relationship with the Liturgical Movement, the monastic tradition and pastoral tensions and challenges.’
Research Interests
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- Liturgy,
- Medieval Liturgy,
- Byzantine Liturgy,
- Liturgy and Architecture,
- Catholic Liturgy,
- Pastoral Liturgy,
- Myth And Ritual Studies, Liturgics,
- Liturgy, Sacred Music,
- Early Medieval,
- Liturgical Studies.
Affiliations
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- KU Leuven – University of Leuven, Theology/Philosophy, Graduate Student
- Institutum Liturgicum – London, Graduate Student
Contact
“the inner renewal of the Church will only succeed if it starts from a better understanding and celebrating its liturgy, faithful to its tradition and openness to the needs of the time. The self-understanding of the Church lies in understanding of its liturgy as ‘highlight and resource’. ” G. C. Leenknegt
4 June 2018