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Loading... Other Communions of Jesus: Eating and Drinking the Good News Wayby John Henson
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. The Eucharist is not just based on the Last Supper. It recalls the many times Jesus ate and drank with people. This book goes through all such occasions mentuioned in the Gospels, considering their meaning. It includes a strong plea for open Communion, including children. Can we imagine Jesus refusing to eat with anybody? ( ) no reviews | add a review
In this book John Henson suggests that by basing our practice and understanding of communion on the event of the Last Supper we have ignored those other occasions when Jesus ate and drank with the people of his day, with the result that we have reversed the intentions of Jesus. Instead of the meal being an invitation to inclusion, the churches have used it as a means of exclusion; instead of the beanfeast of the Kingdom it has become a gathering around the cenotaph. In these studies Christians are challenged to return to the mind of Jesus by allowing all the evidence of the gospels to be put into the balance. Although the author's prime purpose is devotional, there are revolutionary implications. Should the churches take the contents of this book seriously, communion will never be the same again. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)264.36Religions Christian church and church work Public Worship; Ritual Scripture readings Eucharist in Bible and LiturgyLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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