Product Description: In The Sacrament of the Eucharist, the latest volume in the Lex Orandi Series, John D. Laurance considers the Eucharist by way of two questions:How, by his first-century life, death, and resurrection, does Jesus Christ save all human beings throughout history from eternal death and make possible their permanent union with God?How is that salvation made available now through the community of the church in her liturgical celebrations?Soteriology and ecclesiology therefore play a prominent role in Laurance's investigation...read more

'Overviews, affirms, and critiques the current Roman Catholic rites for the pastoral care of the sick and engages them through contemporary theological, liturgical, pastoral, and cultural issues, focusing particularly on the sacramental heart of the rites, the anointing of the sick'--Provided by publisher.

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Product Description: Behind much of the turmoil in the Church since Vatican II is the question, «What is a priest?» «Priest» as Type of Christ turns to the time-honored witness of Cyprian of Carthage on this question, asking, «What is the connection between the bishop or presbyter's imitation of Christ and Christ's consequent presence at the Eucharist?» In the course of this investigation biblical typology, Tertullian and Cyprian's use of «sacramentum,» and the roles of the baptized and of the martyr in the Church are all seen in light of Christ's saving presence throughout human history...read more