"God loves words, he loves the languages of men, it is through her that he has chosen to speak to himself"
.
These are the words of Monsignor Pascal Wintzer, Archbishop of Poitiers, in the preface to the
Cultural Dictionary of Christianity
, by Pascal-Raphaël Ambrogi (Honoré Champion, 2021).
The place of the Word and the Scriptures is fundamental in the Catholic liturgy.
It suffices to read the prologue to the Gospel according to Saint John:
"In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God"
.
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Language, words and speech are the
"home"
of Christians, writes Pascal-Raphaël Ambrogi.
Not only Christians, but also others, believers or not, as natives imbued with European civilization:
“The vocabulary of a Christianity two thousand years old (...) has shaped our social structure, our customs and our language .
It must therefore remain within the reach of the greatest number, ”
points out the author.
"Grace"
,
"decalogue"
,
"bottle brush"
... The editorial staff invites you to test your knowledge of these Christian words, and wishes you a very Merry Christmas!