As Often As You Eat This Bread
Communion Frequency in English, Scottish, and Early American Churches
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As Often As You Eat This Bread
Communion Frequency in English, Scottish, and Early American Churches
About this book
Why can't Christians agree about communion? Why is it that in some churches all worship services culminate in a holy meal whereas other churches celebrate this "holy supper" only once in a while? Theologian Gregory Soderberg has researched this question, excavating patterns of communion frequency within one of the bigger Christian families: the Reformed tradition. Despite being the sacrament of unity, the eucharist has often been a cause of strife in Christian churches.In his study, Gregory David Soderberg is the first to focus in depth on communion frequency in the Reformed tradition. He concludes that, although the 16th century Reformers desired more frequent communion, this was balanced by their desire to create mature Christian communities. So, preachers and church leaders stressed the priority of moral conduct and the importance of understanding what the eucharist meant for Protestants. The study analyses sources from the very beginnings of this tradition in 16th century ZĆ¼rich and Geneva, and it follows its trajectories through England and Scotland all the way down to 19th century USA. Ultimately, it is hoped that understanding the polemics of the past will help churches today to celebrate the sacrament of unity more meaningfully.
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Table of contents
- Tilte Page
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- ChapterĀ 1 Communion Frequency and Reformed Identity
- ChapterĀ 2 Communion Frequency in the Late Medieval Period and the Sixteenth-Century Continental Reformed Reformation
- ChapterĀ 3 Communion Frequency in the Reformation in England andĀ Scotland (1536ā1603)
- ChapterĀ 4 Communion Frequency and Church Discipline in Post-Reformation England and Scotland (1603ā1689)
- ChapterĀ 5 Communion, Preparation, and Ecclesial Identity in American Reformed Churches (1620ā1758)
- ChapterĀ 6 Scottish Reformed Communion Frequency Debates: A Trans-Atlantic Perspective (1716ā1840)
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
- Body