Alexander Jollys Christian Sacrifice in the Eucharist: A Critical Edition / David N. Greenwood.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Greenwood, David N., editor.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh Edinburgh University Press, [2026]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Studies the native Scottish Episcopal teaching on the Christian Eucharist, highlighting both its continuity with the Patristic-era teaching and its universal application One of the great tragedies of the history of the church is that the Eucharist, intended to both symbolise and promote the unity of the church, has become a primary dividing point among Christians. Today, the Eucharistic prayer of invocation is assumed to involve transubstantiation, and is lauded or derided on the basis of that understanding. Few users of the American or Scottish Prayerbooks or their descendants realise that the Eucharistic theology of those that (re)introduced that liturgy with its invocation into the Anglican stream categorically rejected transubstantiation. In his 1831 work, The Christian Sacrifice in the Eucharist, Bishop Alexander Jolly promoted for a wide audience a view of the Eucharist that had flourished in Scotland for centuries. That Eucharistic doctrine has the potential to bridge the gap between major strands of Christianity. Grounded in recognisable core content from an established author and historical figureBrings together contemporary scholarly engagement from reputable and internationally-recognised specialists that will bring academic attention and reviewsPresented with a tight focus combining strengths of critical edition/monograph and edited collectionOffers a broad market potential among both scholarly and lay reader

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction Recovering a Native Scottish Eucharistic Theology / David Neal Greenwood

PART ONE Context

Chapter One The Life of Alexander Jolly / A. Emsley Nimmo

Chapter Two The Christian Sacrifice in the Eucharist, Bishop Alexander Jollys Exposition of the Eucharistic Doctrine of the Scottish Liturgy of 1764 / W. Douglas Kornahrens

Chapter Three Jolly, Vincentius and the Patristic Tradition / David Neal Greenwood

PART TWO Text

Dedication by Alexander Jolly

Preface

Chapter one The Sacrifice of the Death of ChristTypified by Divinely Instituted Sacrifice from the Beginningthe Only Ground of Fallen Mans Acceptance and Communion with God

Chapter two The Divine Service by Sacrifice, the Worship of God under the Law of Moses: Bearing Witness to Christ, the End of the Law, and the Subject of the Prophets

Chapter three The Appearance of Christ in the Flesh, to Take Away Sin by the Sacrifice of Himself, the Only Sacrifice of Atonement and Access to God: Commemorated, According to his Institution, by the Sacrifice of Thanksgiving, the Eucharist; Appointed to Shew Forth his Death until his Second Coming to Complete Salvation, and Consummate All Things

Chapter four The Reformation of Divine Worship, and Restoration of the Eucharistic Sacrifice to its Primitive Purity, Happily Effected by the Church of England

Chapter five The Offering and Receiving of the Christian Sacrifice, a Duty of the Highest Importance and Strictest Obligation

Chapter six Preparation for Communion with God by Attending and Receiving the Eucharistic Memorial, a Duty of Perpetual Obligation, by Daily Progression in the Christian Life: of which it is the Proper Food and Nourishment

Appendix

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed February 17 2026)

ISBN:

1-3995-5249-X

9781399552493