Shadow Meal
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Shadow Meal

Reflections on Eucharist

  1. 140 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Shadow Meal

Reflections on Eucharist

About this book

Many Protestant Evangelicals struggle to find meaning in the Lord's Supper. There may be theological positions to be held and certain religious protocols to be observed, but for many the Eucharist remains merely a symbol of remembrance and as such, an elusive connection to the table of Jesus. As new conversations take place about the emerging and missional church, the value of the ancient practices of the church are seeking new expression. However, since many in these conversations come from non-sacramental backgrounds, the Eucharist can easily become a utilitarian addendum to alternative church experiments.In reflecting on the invitation from Jesus, quoted by Paul in 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, to do this, the question is asked, What is this? Shadow Meal challenges the idea that this is something containable or negotiable and suggests instead that this has much more to do with the invitation and presence of Jesus than it does with ecclesiastical practices or prescribed rituals. Shadow Meal seeks to offer Protestants some new images of the Eucharist and to foster a deeper appreciation of and connection to the presence of Jesus in the invitation to dine at his table. It offers new language to pastors and leaders who hope to find ways to frame the missional life of Christian faith for people whose lives cry out to be formed by the present reality of God's kingdom.

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Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Foreword
  3. Prologue
  4. Chapter 1: Lutheran Humiliation
  5. Chapter 2: Necessary Symbol
  6. Chapter 3: Real Bread, Real Wine, Real Jesus
  7. Chapter 4: Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell
  8. Chapter 5: Coffee Creamer Communion
  9. Chapter 6: What is This?
  10. Chapter 7: Identifying with Jesus
  11. Chapter 8: You Had Me at Unworthy
  12. Chapter 9: A Dangerous Table
  13. Chapter 10: Re-Membering
  14. Chapter 11: Eucharistic Chainsaw
  15. Chapter 12: Same Height from the Floor
  16. Chapter 13: Beer Nuts and Holy Ground
  17. Chapter 14: Keeping the Porch Light On
  18. Chapter 15: The Riskiness of Grace
  19. Chapter 16: Primary and Secondary Signs
  20. Chapter 17: Enough Offense for Everyone
  21. Chapter 18: Getting My Order Right
  22. Chapter 19: Resolving Dreams
  23. Chapter 20: When Jesus Leaves the Table
  24. Chapter 21: “What Did That Man Do?”
  25. Chapter 22: Getting Sin on Us
  26. Chapter 23: Priests for Everyone
  27. Chapter 24: No Heretics Allowed
  28. Chapter 25: Ordination
  29. Chapter 26: Manners at the Table
  30. Chapter 27: Eucharist and Prayer
  31. Chapter 28: Coming Late to Dinner
  32. Chapter 29: The Shadow Meal
  33. Chapter 30: Pirate Communion
  34. Chapter 31: Places at the Table
  35. Chapter 32: The Eucharistic Shape of Mission
  36. Chapter 33: Rules of Engagement
  37. Chapter 34: Looking for Jesus at the Table
  38. Bibliography