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.
Spis treści
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.
O autorze
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.