Sacrament of Salvation: An Introduction to Eucharistic Ecclesiology
Author(s): Paul McPartlan (Author)
Publisher: T&T Clark
Publication Date: November 3, 2000
Edition: 1st
Language: English
Print length: 144 pages
ISBN-10: 0567292991
ISBN-13: 9780567292995
Book Description
For all who wish to develop a eucharistic understanding of the Church and its application to issues of current debate.
Editorial Reviews
Review
‘McPartlan’s book is written in a straightforward, uncomplicated style. This is an important achievement given the nature of the subject and the obfuscation one sometimes encounters in an area of this kind. Sacrament of Salvation is a book written by a teacher (helpful diagrams included), with plenty of footnotes to serve as tutorial in the sources quoted or referenced. The text is especially useful for seminarians and other newcomers to the theological scene, such as those in programs of ministerial formation. The eight chapters of even length keep the book moving and provide a solid, practical text for group reading and discussion. This book makes a fine contribution to the ongoing concern for church unity and ecumenical dialogue.’ Gabriel B. O’Donnell OP, Antiphon, A Journal for Liturgical Renewal
From the Back Cover
Using the Eucharist as an interpretative key, Paul McPartlan surveys the entire sweep of Church history, from its roots in the Old Testament through the foundation and unfolding of the Church over the last two millennia. This century’s great renewal is examined through the eyes of Henri de Lubac, who reintroduced the idea of the Church herself as the great Sacrament ‘which contains and vitalises all the others’. This is an understanding profoundly traditional but at the same time capable of generating consequences of extraordinary power and originality. The book makes significant contributions to contemporary thinking on ecumenism, evangelisation and ecology. Concern for unity with other churches arises from the recognition of a common Christian mission to the whole of humanity – and furthermore to all creation. How the ecumenical movement has reflected upon the Church is examined here, in connection with major ecumenical statements on the Eucharist.
About the Author
Paul McPartlan is Carl J. Peter Professor of Systematic Theology and Ecumenism at the Catholic University of America.
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