Evangelical Eucharistic Thought in the Church of England

This book studies the way the Eucharist has been treated in the practice of the Evangelical tradition in the Church of England.

Christopher J. Cocksworth (Author)

9780521891585, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 30 April 2002

300 pages
22.9 x 15.4 x 2.3 cm, 0.54 kg

"In this treatment of the theology and practice of the eucharist in the evangelical wing of Anglicanism, Cocksworth has not only given us an excellent and understandable historical survey of the subject but also has sketched a solid outline of evangelical eucharistic theology for the present period. For anyone interested in the history of the eucharist, Anglican theology, or the questions confronting Evangelicals today, this study would serve both as a reliable introduction and a stimulating catalyst for discerning further areas of research. For the ecumenist seeking something new in a field that seems characterized by continual déjà vu, this volume will certainly offer inspiration." James L. Empereur, Journal of Ecumenical Studies

This book studies the way the central act of Christian worship (variously known as the Eucharist, the Lord's Supper, the Holy Communion, and the Mass) has been treated in the thought and practice of the Evangelical tradition in the Church of England. Evangelicals are not associated with an emphasis on the Eucharist, and Dr Cocksworth's study is important because it demonstrates that - at its times of strength - the Evangelical tradition has held the Eucharist in the highest regard.

Preface
List of abbreviations
Introduction: 1. The movement, the thesis, the method
Part I. Historical Survey: 2. The Reformers' bequest
3. The legacy in the Anglican tradition
4. The legacy in the Puritan tradition
5. The traditions in the Revival
6. Evangelicals, the tradition and the tension
Part II. The Recent Period: The nature of Anglican Evangelicalism in the recent period
7. Fearing liturgical revision: Evangelicals and Lambeth 1958
8. Facing liturgical revision: Evangelicals and Series Two
9. Welcoming liturgical revision: Evangelicals and Series Three to the ASB and beyond
10. Evangelicals and ecumenical statements on the Eucharist
11. Evangelicals, the Eucharist and spirituality
Part III. Theological Analysis: 12. The Eucharist as sacrament
13. The Eucharist as presence
14. The Eucharist as sacrifice
Notes
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Anglican & Episcopalian Churches, Church of England [HRCC91]