The Eucharist in Literary and Theological Perspectives Hancock, Brannon. creator text Electronic books. enk Cambridge James Clarke & Co 2014 monographic eng

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1 online resource (225 p.) In this new book, Brannon Hancock explores the theme of the ""scandalous"" sacrament in the context of our current Western culture which some would describe as ""post-Christian"", and in the light of the Christian churches who hold sacramental life as central to their faith.In the texts addressed by Hancock we return to the body in all its messy complexity, and therefore to the mystery which lies at the very heart of the sacramental incarnation, the Word made Flesh. Front cover; Title page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword by Ann Loades; Foreword by David Jasper; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One: The Scandal of Sacramentality; 1. Skandalon: Stumbling over Sacrament; 2. ""The Word . . ."": The Problem of Language; 3. "". . . Made Flesh"": The Problem of the Body; Part Two: Literary and Theological Perspectives; 4. Fracturing: Brokenness and Sacrament; 5. Consuming: Cannibalism and Sacrament; 6. Penetrating: Eroticism and Sacrament; Conclusion: In-Conclusion; Bibliography; Back cover Description based upon print version of record. Includes bibliographical references. Lord's Supper Catholic Church Human body Religious aspects Christianity and literature Christianity and the arts RELIGION / Christian Theology / Soteriology Christianity and literature Christianity and the arts Human body Religious aspects Lord's Supper Catholic Church RELIGION / Christian Rituals & Practice / Sacraments BX2215.3 234.163 9780227902646 0227902645 22573/ctt1cg79nj JSTOR http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=852866 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=852866 EBLCP 140927 20200709060230.0 ocn891449747 eng