What Happens in Holy Communion? by Michael Welker

What Happens in Holy Communion? by Michael Welker

All the large churches in the world agree on this: communion is the highest expression of the church unity. Yet it is exactly the act of communion that historically has given rise to vehement controversies among the churches. This new book not only explores the meaning of holy communion but also marks a turning point on the way to common understanding. Welker gives a clear explanation of holy communion based on the biblical tradition and evaluates the ecumenical discourse on communion of the past thirty years. In the process he answers such often posed questions as What do we mean when we say that Christ is present in communion? How are Christ's body and blood connected with bread and wine? What is the difference between the Christian Supper and the Jewish Passover meal? and Are children allowed to share in communion?

Jason Brennan Robert J. and Elizabeth Flanagan Family Term Professor of Strategy, Economics, Ethics, and Public Policy, McDonough School of Business, Georgetown University, Washington D.C., USA Michael J. Broyde Professor of Law, Emory University School of Law, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Ginny Seung Choi Senior Fellow, F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced Studies in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, Mercatus Center, George Mason University, Arlington, Virginia, USA Samuel Gregg Research Director, Acton Institute, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA Katrin Gulden Le Maire Consultant, Paris Peter Lampe Professor of New Testament Theology, Ruprecht Karls University, Heidelberg, Germany Manfred Lautenschlager Founder, MLP Financial Consultants, Wiesloch, Germany Frank J. Lechner Professor of Sociology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Klaus M. Leisinger Professor Emeritus of Sociology, University of Basel, and Founder and President of the Global Values Alliance Foundation, Basel, Switzerland Piet Naude Director, University of Stellenbosch Business School, Stellenbosch, South Africa Paul Oslington Professor of Economics and Theology, Alphacrucis College, Sydney, Australia Stephen Pickard Bishop in the Diocese of Canberra and Goulburn and Executive Director of the Australian Center for Christianity and Culture, Charles Sturt University, Canberra, Australia William Schweiker Edward L. Ryerson Distinguished Service Professor of Theological Ethics, University of Chicago Divinity School, Chicago, Illinois, USA Virgil Henry Storr Associate Professor of Economics, George Mason University, and Don C. Lavoie Senior Fellow and Director of Academic and Student Programs, Mercatus Center, George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA Jurgen von Hagen Professor of Economics, Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms University of Bonn, Germany Michael Welker Senior Professor of Theology and Director of the Research Center for International and Interdisciplinary Theology (FIIT), Ruprechts Karls University, Heidelberg, Germany Kaja Wieczorek Researcher, Institute for New Testament, University of Hamburg, Germany John Witte Jr. Robert W. Woodruff Professor of Law, Alonzo L. McDonald Distinguished Professor, and Director of the Center for the Study of Law and Religion, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

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ISBN 13	9780802846020
ISBN 10	0802846025
Title	What Happens in Holy Communion?
Author	Michael Welker
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	William B Eerdmans Publishing Co
Year published	1999-11-11
Number of pages	192
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