In The Eucharistic Faith, the first of a significant new systematic theology of the Eucharist, Ralph N. McMichael weaves liturgy and theology together to understand the ways in which theology and Christian faith are, at heart, about the receiving of the gift of Jesus' life in Communion.

Ralph McMichael 

Cover

Title

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Introduction

Part 1 Theology

1 The Eucharistic Origin of Theology

2 The Eucharistic Nature of Theology

Part 2 Seeking

3 Tradition

4 Scripture

Part 3 Understanding

5 Knowledge

6 Language

7 Truth

Part 4 Faith

8 The Eucharistic Faith

Epilogue: Going where we are Already

Appendix: The Holy Eucharist: The Paradigm that does not Shift

Index of Bible References

Index of Names and Subjects

Copyright

In The Eucharistic Faith, the first of a significant new systematic theology of the Eucharist, Ralph N. McMichael weaves liturgy and theology together to understand the ways in which theology and Christian faith are, at heart, about the receiving of the gift of Jesus’ life in Communion.

• Rigorous in its theology but broad in its scope, encountering biblical studies, liturgical studies, systematic theology and Church history within its argument • A fresh and creative contribution to theology from an important thinker • The author's previous book 'The Vocation of Anglican Theology' received warm endorsements from significant theologians with Sam Wells describing it as "a quite wonderful book...lucid and absorbing"

Theology began with the appearances of the risen Jesus. That is, theology began when persons were confronted with a presence that could only be realized by the act of God.

  


In The Eucharistic Faith, the first of a significant new systematic theology of the Eucharist, Ralph N. McMichael weaves liturgy and theology together to understand the ways in which theology and Christian faith are, at heart, about the receiving of the gift of Jesus' life in Communion.

"In this provocative, stimulating and absorbing book, Ralph McMichael turns the customary considerations of worship and theology around. He maintains that, rather than our faith leading us to worship in the Eucharist, instead the Eucharist is literally the shape of our faith. Thus we don't judge the Eucharist through scripture but vice versa, because scripture is intended to be read eucharistically. It would be hard to read this book and not to recall its ambitious argument each time one participated in the Eucharist."

Acknowledgements ix Foreword xiii Introduction 1 Part 1 Theology 1. The Eucharistic Origin of Theology 17 2. The Eucharistic Nature of Theology 42 Part 2 Seeking 3. Tradition 75 4. Scripture 104 Part 3 Understanding 5. Knowledge 137 6. Language 167 7. Truth 198 Part 4 Faith 8. The Eucharistic Faith 227 Epilogue: Going Where We Are Already 258 Appendix: The Holy Eucharist: The Paradigm That Does Not Shift 262 Index of Bible References 275 Index of Names and Subjects 277

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In The Eucharistic Faith, the first of a significant new systematic theology of the Eucharist, Ralph N. McMichael weaves liturgy and theology together to understand the ways in which theology and Christian faith are, at heart, about the receiving of the gift of Jesus’ life in Communion.

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