The Symbolism of the Christian Temple

The Tent of the Lord. Susan B. Varenne It is wonderful to have the two books by Hani re-printed by Angelico Press given the great interest in the Latin liturgy today.. Traditional Christian liturgy is deeper than the deepest ocean and vaster than the canopy of heaven Dr. Peter A. Kwasniewski Angelico has prepared new editions (freshly typeset) of a pair of superb books by Jean Hani (1917-2012), namely, The Divine Liturgy: Insights Into Its Mystery (published in French in 1981 and in English translation in 2008) and The Symbolism of the Christian Temple (published in French in 1978 and in English translation in 2007). The two books clearly belong together: while there is no duplication of content, there is a kind of double-helix relationship between them.These books are commentaries on the structure and symbolism of the liturgy, its spatio-temporal environment, and the fundamental cosmic and anthropological foundations on which

Hani’s writing is sensitive to the predicament of those moderns who seek a firm foundation in traditional Christian values, while striving also to integrate into that foundation whatever of value can be salvaged from the contemporary world. Jean Hani (1917–2012), former professor emeritus at the University of Amiens

The temple of former times was an “instrument” of recollection, joy, sacrifice, and exaltation. Sacred art cannot be the result of the feelings, fantasies, or even “thought” of the artist—as with most modern art—but rather the translation of a reality largely surpassing the limits of human individuality. “Through his research into hidden or lost meanings, Jean Hani has revealed and restored to our attention the most ‘initiatic’ dimensions of the Christian religion.” Jean Borella, author of The Secret of the Christi

His findings were presented in four important works now available from Angelico Press in translation: the present volume, along with Divine Craftsmanship (Preliminaries to a Spirituality of Work), The Divine Liturgy (Insights into its Mystery), and The Black Virgin (A Marian Mystery). About the Author Jean Hani (1917–2012), former professor emeritus at the University of Amiens, was the founder of the Centre de Recherche sur l’Antiquité Classique and a frequent contributor to the journal Connaissance des Religions. . Hani’s writing is sensitive to the predicament of those moderns who seek a firm foundation in traditional Chri