The Swedish original, of which a revised and shortened translation is now offered to the English-speaking public, was written in 1925-6, while Author occupied the chair of Ecclesiastical History in…
The specific subject of this study is the course of development in Beza's eucharistic theology from his Confession Christiane Fidei of 1558-60 to his last extensive treatise on the subject, De cont…
The author traces the origin of the Eucharist back to the Jewish meal prayers, orberakoth, for it is here that he sees its ancestry. This daring but well-documented thesis is proposed here for the …
This new volume in the counterpoints: Church life series allows four contributions to make a case for the following views: 1. Baptist view, 2. Reformed view, 3. Lutheran view, 4. Roman Catholic vie…
The Eucharist, writes Timothy Radcliffe, is a three part drama, forming us in faith, hope and love. In this book he examines what it means to celebrate the Eucharist. Other people experience it as …
Dr McPartlan's work not only explains the ecclesiological aspects of the Eucharist (a critical and often neglected topic) but provides very original, fascinating treatment of New Testament texts in…
How can the celebration of Holy Communion add depth and meaning to your church's Sunday worship? What would transform the Lord's Supper in your congregation from a routine ritual into a vital, dyna…
This book explores the rich insights of recent ecumenical, theological, and liturgical studies on the Eucharist. A subject hotly contested during the Reformation, the Eucharist as sacrifice is seen…
How the Churches of the East and the West, who claim the same holy mother, prepare for, gather, and consume their heavenly bread is explored in these pages. The biblical background and history of t…
Neither of celebration of Passover nor the celebration of early Jewish communal meals nor the celebratrion of the Last Supper could by any stretch of the imagination be called entrance rituals, unl…