The Eucharist
Subtitle: Bodies, Bread, and Resurrection
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: October 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 248
ISBN-13: 9780800638672
Subjects: Christian liturgy, prayerbooks & hymnals; Christian Life - Social Issues; Christian Rituals & Practice - Sacraments; Christianity - Lutheran; Christian Rituals & Practice - General; Christian Theology - General; Religion; Religion - Church Life; Lord's Supper
Description: Bieler and Schottroff bring together the best of contemporary scholarship on ritual theory and practice, Eucharistic origins, the Eucharist and eschatology, the Eucharist and world hunger, the global economy, and the dynamics of torture in a dramatic new vision of the transformative power of the Eucharist for our world. Reflection questions lead readers into the issues raised in each chapter.