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Loading... Eucharistic Sacrifice And Patristic Tradition In The Theology Of Martin Bucer 1534-1546 (Studies in the History of Christian Thought)by Nicholas Thompson
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Thompson has done the Church a tremendous service in showing that Bucer, the Reformation hero of Protestant-Catholic rapprochement, not only made every claim to Patristic eucharistic theology but also integrated it into the Reformed view of the Supper on the Continent. In doing so Thompson also charts Bucer's appointment to Regius Professor of Divinity at Cambridge University as a foundational influence on the reformed catholicism of The Church of England. Exceptional in every way. ( ) no reviews | add a review
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Luther described the Mass as the "greatest and most horrible abomination" of the papal church. On this, he argued, nothing could be surrendered. However, during the 1530s and early 1540s, the Strasbourg reformer Martin Bucer (1491-1551) sought rapprochement with the Catholics on precisely this matter. This book looks at Bucer's overtures to Catholic moderates in the era of the religious colloquies. He proposed to circumvent the Reformation impasse by returning to the Eucharistic theology of the church fathers and early scholastics. These efforts culminated in the Eucharistic articles of the Worms-Regensburg Book (1541). Bucer's falling out with the same Catholics in aftermath of the Colloquy of Regensburg reveals the extent to which the agreed articles were based on misunderstanding - as well as the considerable common ground that continued to exist between them. In its examination of this most fraught of Reformation debates, the book also sheds light on Bucer's ecumenical theology and his aspirations for a reunion of the German and European churches. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)234.163Religions Christian doctrinal theology Salvation; Soteriology Grace Sacraments EucharistLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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