(excerpt) I was once asked to address the topic of the \u27social meaning of the liturgy.\u27 The first thing I told my audience was \u27If I tell you what the social meaning of the liturgy is, you have to promise me you won‟t stop going to church.\u27 What I mean is that there is a problem with trying to distill the liturgy down to a \u27meaning.\u27 It is a problem that sometimes bedevils efforts to connect the liturgy to ethics or social justice
