Recent Philosophical Work on the Doctrine of the Eucharist

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ID4079671
AuthorsJames M Arcadi (0000-0001-6870-8310, Fuller Theological Seminary, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume11
Issue7
Pages402-412
Publication date2016-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePhilosophy Compass (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1747-9991 • E-ISSN: 1747-9991
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/phc3.12334
OpenAlexW2464577684
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited29

The doctrine of the Eucharist has been one of the more fruitful locales of philosophical reflection within Christian theology. The central philosophical question has been, 'what is the state of affairs such that it is apt to say of a piece of bread, "This is the body of Christ"?' In this article, I offer a delineation of various families of answers to this question as they have been proffered in the history of the church. These families are distinguished by how they view the presence of the body of Christ as well as the continued presence of the bread and wine after consecration. I then provide a specific examination of some recent attempts to explicate these views. A number of the recent work has focused on the Roman Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation, but I also survey consubstantiation, transignification, and a recent revival of impanation as potential means for describing the metaphysical realities of the Eucharist

Body of Christ · Consecration · Eucharist · Karl Barth and Christian Theology · Medieval Philosophy and Theology · Theology and Philosophy of Evil

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