Reinterpreting the Eucharist
Author | : Anne F. Elvey |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2014-10-14 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781317544074 |
ISBN-13 | : 1317544072 |
Rating | : 4/5 (74 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: The Eucharist continues to be central to contemporary Christian religious tradition and to be the focus for a wide range of assumptions and disputes. Chief amongst these disputes is the role of women in the theology and the ritual of the Eucharist.Reinterpreting the Eucharist brings together a diverse range of voices with each using their own marginalized experience to explore other ways – indigenous culture, medieval and contemporary art, social history, and environmental ethics – of engaging with the Eucharist. Presenting new forms of theological and ethical engagement, the book responds to the challenge of reconsidering the meaning of the Eucharist today.