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Gluten-Free Hosts And The Cross: Revelatory Suffering In Christianity, Gilbert Perez
Gluten-Free Hosts And The Cross: Revelatory Suffering In Christianity, Gilbert Perez
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The body, blood, soul, and divinity of Jesus are said to be made present by the Eucharist: bread and wine placed on the altar. However, the Roman Catholic Church teaches there is no validity to consecrations with gluten-free Hosts. This article notes the past permissions on gluten-free hosts and explores how present and former practices exhibit the nature of the Crucifixion, humanity’s participation in a world it abuses, and, furthermore, how to remedy this source of exclusion.
Eucharist, Kenosis & Ignatius Of Antioch's Johannine Ecclesiology, Jayan Koshy
Eucharist, Kenosis & Ignatius Of Antioch's Johannine Ecclesiology, Jayan Koshy
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An anti-hierarchical ethos has been assumed in John’s Gospel by much modern biblical scholarship. The Johannine community functions, especially for non-episcopal communions, as an emblem of “flat” ecclesiology in the early Church, defying the Synoptic emphasis on apostolic ministry. However, recent scholarship destabilizes this consensus, drawing on figures associated with John in early tradition to present alternative Johannine ecclesiologies. Andrew Byers, for instance, seeks to harmonize Ignatius of Antioch’s high theology of the episcopacy with the theology of John’s Gospel. Building on Byers’ work, this essay argues that the Johannine tradition is not only compatible with Ignatius, but even supplies …
Revisiting The Roman Church's Table Practice, Mark Anthony Rodriguez
Revisiting The Roman Church's Table Practice, Mark Anthony Rodriguez
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The Roman church teaches that reception of the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ is reserved only for those who have membership in the Roman faith. By examining the actions and parables of Jesus, this essay questions whether or not Jesus seems to have demonstrated an alternative purpose for his eucharistic meals.