Eucharist and Ecumenism

by Owen F Cummings, Harold Richard Csc Rutherford (Foreword by)

Overview

About the Contributor(s): Owen F. Cummings is the Regents' Professor of Theology and Academic Dean at Mount Angel Seminary, Oregon. He is also a permanent deacon of the Diocese of Salt Lake City.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781620327593
Publisher:	Pickwick Publications
Publication date:	07/08/2013
Pages:	164
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Owen F. Cummings is the Regents' Professor of Theology and Academic Dean at Mount Angel Seminary, Oregon. He is also a permanent deacon of the Diocese of Salt Lake City.

Table of Contents

Foreword Richard Rutherford ix

Preface xi

1 The Didache and the Eucharist 1

2 Justin and the Eucharist 10

3 The Eucharistic Prayer of Hippolytus 20

4 The Eucharistic Prayer of Sarapion 29

5 The Eucharistic Prayer of Addai and Mari 37

6 Baldwin of Ford and Friends 46

7 The Liturgical Margery Kempe 57

8 The Eucharistic Richard Hooker 68

9 Bishop Lancelot Andrewes, Liturgist 77

10 The Liturgical Mystic, John Keble 92

11 The Eucharist and Frontier Revivalism 101

12 Eucharistic Father and Son: Ronald C.D. Jasper and David Jasper 109

13 James Dunlop Crichton 116

14 Graham Greene and Monsignor Quixote's Final Eucharist 124

Endnotes 132

Bibliography 143

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"Owen Cummings has an unusual and intriguing approach to reading history. Rather than the usual dry, academic approach we are so accustomed to, he relates history through the lens of his own experiences. Moving through the early church and the Middle Ages, he takes special note of the Anglican contribution, examining Richard Hooker, Lancelot Andrewes, and John Keble. His choice of unusual theologians offers new perspectives on an ancient topic. His broad perspective will hopefully contribute to a wider liturgical ecumenism."
—Michael Driscoll, Professor of Liturgical Theology, University of Notre Dame

"Eucharist and Ecumenism is a joy to read. Although certainly scholarly, any Christian who loves the Eucharist will savor these meditations on the great liturgical writers of the past. Cummings makes them come alive. Each section deserves careful and prayerful appropriation."
—Gary Macy, Professor of Theology, Santa Clara University

"Cummings writes in conclusion to one of his chapters, 'without careful study of the past and of one another's past we shall remain fixed in our own theological and liturgical insularity.' This commitment is what makes this 'little' book such a valuable contribution to both the academy and to a broad readership beyond the classroom. Unpretentious, soundly liturgical, and ecumenically prophetic, it accomplishes its straightforward goal most effectively."
—Richard Rutherford, Professor of Theology, University of Portland

Editorial Reviews

"Owen Cummings has an unusual and intriguing approach to reading history. Rather than the usual dry, academic approach we are so accustomed to, he relates history through the lens of his own experiences. Moving through the early church and the Middle Ages, he takes special note of the Anglican contribution, examining Richard Hooker, Lancelot Andrewes, and John Keble. His choice of unusual theologians offers new perspectives on an ancient topic. His broad perspective will hopefully contribute to a wider liturgical ecumenism."
—Michael Driscoll, Professor of Liturgical Theology, University of Notre Dame

"Eucharist and Ecumenism is a joy to read. Although certainly scholarly, any Christian who loves the Eucharist will savor these meditations on the great liturgical writers of the past. Cummings makes them come alive. Each section deserves careful and prayerful appropriation."
—Gary Macy, Professor of Theology, Santa Clara University

"Cummings writes in conclusion to one of his chapters, 'without careful study of the past and of one another's past we shall remain fixed in our own theological and liturgical insularity.' This commitment is what makes this 'little' book such a valuable contribution to both the academy and to a broad readership beyond the classroom. Unpretentious, soundly liturgical, and ecumenically prophetic, it accomplishes its straightforward goal most effectively."
—Richard Rutherford, Professor of Theology, University of Portland

From the Publisher