Material Eucharist / David Grumett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grumett, David, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lord's Supper--History of doctrines.

Lord's Supper.

Physical Description:

x, 322 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Contents:

1 Elements 17

1.1 Transformations of Nature 18

1.2 Grain 28

1.3 Salt 35

1.4 Olive Oil 38

1.5 Water 42

1.6 Leaven 45

1.7 Baking 50

1.8 Grape and Vine 58

1.9 Conclusion: From Nature to Christ 69

2 Action 71

2.1 Silence and Representation 72

2.2 On Earth as in Heaven 79

2.3 Life and Sacrifice 85

2.4 Communing 93

2.5 Priesthood, Matter, and Transformation 96

2.6 Conclusion: Eucharistic Action and Life in the World 101

3 Christ the Bond of Creation 103

3.1 The Host as Talisman 105

3.2 Christ the Preserver 111

3.3 Christ the Bond of Substance 122

3.4 The World as Altar 130

3.5 The Altar, the World, and God's Body 134

3.6 Conclusion: Eucharist, World, and Matter 142

4 Flesh, Substance, and Change 144

4.1 Matter and Transformation 145

4.2 Assimilating Flesh 152

4.3 The Council of Trent: Tradition and Innovation 159

4.4 The Eucharist and Aristotle 166

4.5 Alternatives to Transubstantiation 173

4.6 Union in the Eucharist and in Christ 181

4.7 Conclusion: The Eucharist as Flesh and as Substance 189

5 Death and Resurrection 191

5.1 Viaticum 193

5.2 Eucharistic Burial 200

5.3 The Dead at the Altar 205

5.4 Raised by the Spirit 216

5.5 The Spirit in Recent Eucharistic Prayers 224

5.6 Conclusion: Eucharistic Resurrection 231

6 Social Bond 233

6.1 The Host and the Hearth 235

6.2 The Fernientum 240

6.3 Piety and Grace 244

6.4 Participation and Consumption 250

6.5 Eulogia 258

6.6 Bread, Community, and Church 263

6.7 Conclusion: Eucharist, Christians, and Society 269

7 The Holy Spirit 272

7.1 The Holy Spirit, Baptism, and Eucharist 274

7.2 Spiritual Ascent 279

7.3 Ascending and Descending 284

7.4 Spirit and Matter 291

7.5 Conclusion: Raised by the Spirit 295.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-306) and index.

ISBN:

9780198767077

0198767072

OCLC:

961355476

Publisher Number:

99969701764