Eucharist and Receptive Ecumenism

Erscheinungsjahr 2020
ISBN: 978-1-108-83956-3
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 300 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 544 g

All doctrinal development and debate occurs against the background of Christian practice and worship. By attending to what Christians have done in the eucharist, Kimberly Belcher provides a new perspective on the history of eucharistic doctrine and Christian divisions today. Stepping back from the metaphysical approaches that divide the churches, she focuses on a phenomenological approach to the eucharist and a retrieval of forgotten elements in Ambrose's and Augustine's work. The core of the eucharist is the act of giving thanks to the Father – for the covenant and for the world. This unitive core allows for significant diversity on questions about presence, sacrifice, ecclesiology, and ministry. Belcher shows that the key is humility about what we know and what we do not, which gives us a willingness to receive differences in Christian teachings as gifts that will allow us to move forward in a new way.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Belcher, Kimberly Hope

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Praktische Theologie Christliche Spiritualität, Christliche Mystik
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christentum/Christliche Theologie Allgemein Ökumenik, Konfessionskunde
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Praktische Theologie Liturgik, Christliche Anbetung, Sakramente, Rituale, Feiertage

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents; Preface; 1. The call of unity; 2. Diversity is the tradition; 3. A phenomenology of giving thanks; 4. Eucharistia and Revelation; 5. Ambrose's words and the Roman canon; 6. Augustine and the assembly's destiny; 7. Consecrating and offering the ordinary; 8. The Eschatological exception; 9. Outdo one another in showing honor; 10. Into the heart of God.

Über Autor(innen)

Belcher, Kimberly Hope
Kimberly Belcher is Associate Professor in the Department of Theology at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. She is the author of Efficacious Engagement (2011).