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The paper discusses the challenges of Christian identity in a (post)modern context in relation to fundamental elements of theology. It explores the role of doctrines in the life of the church, emphasising their importance in relation to worship and the authority of the Word of God. The paper highlights the importance of corporate identity as Christian and Reformed, emphasising the significance of cultural identity in the context of Christianity. It addresses the question of what makes the church and the conditions of being a church, reflecting on the essence of Christianity.

Kutatásom témája a valláslélektan és a vallásos néprajz körét érinti, amely jórészt felfedezetlen terület. A néprajzkutatás előszeretettel kutatja és tárja fel az életfordulókhoz (les rites de passage) kötődő szokásokat és rítusokat, viszont kevés olyan munka született, amely egyháziteológiai szempontból vizsgálná és írná le a református népi vallásosság évszázadokon át ápolt szertartásait.

In this article we shortly introduce T. S. Eliot, noting some major themes he addresses, particularly in relation to religious faith and the search for meaning in life. In the second and third sections our article concentrates on the 1934 church pageant, called ‘The Rock’. This drama was only published once and is hard to find. However, the poetry Eliot included in the drama, called ‘Choruses from The Rock’, have been reprinted and included in various volumes so that these are readily available. But among those people who have read some or all of the ten Choruses from The Rock, very few have ever found a copy of the play in which these poems were situated.1 We present quotations from the ten choruses, with a few annotations at times concerning the context. In the fourth section we look at various aspects of Eliot’s Christology as found in The Rock.