
Sacrifice and Community: Jewish Offering and Christian Eucharist
Matthew Levering(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
Published on 28. February 2008
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272 pages
978-0-470-77407-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book explores the character of the Eucharist as communion in and through sacrifice. It will stimulate discussion because of its controversial critique of the dominant paradigm for Eucharistic theology, its reclamation of St Thomas Aquinas's theology of the Eucharist, and its response to Pope John Paul II's Ecclesia de Eucharistia. * Argues that the Eucharist cannot be separated from sacrifice, and rediscovers the biblical connections between sacrifice and communion. * Timed to coincide with the Year of the Eucharist, proclaimed by Pope John Paul II. * Reclaims the riches of St Thomas Aquinas's theology of the Eucharist, which had recently been reduced to a metaphysical defence of transubstantiation.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Hoboken
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
510 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-470-77407-6 (9780470774076)
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05/2008
Wiley-Blackwell
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Person
Matthew Levering is Associate Professor of Theology at Ave Maria University. His recent publications include Scripture and Metaphysics: Aquinas and the Renewal of Trinitarian Theology (Blackwell, 2004) and Christ's Fulfillment of Torah and Temple: Salvation According to Thomas Aquinas (2002). He is co-editor of the journal Nova et Vetera.
Content
Acknowledgments. Introduction: Beyond Eucharistic Idealism. 1. The Desire of Israel. 2. The Eucharist and Expiatory Sacrifice. 3. The Eucharist and the Communion of Charity. 4. Transubstantiation. 5. The Liturgy of the Eucharist. 6. Conclusion: Cruciform Communion. Name Index. Subject Index.