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This thoroughgoing study examines the doctrine of transubstantiation from historical, theological, and ecumenical vantage points. Brett Salkeld explores eucharistic presence in the theologies of Aquinas, Luther, and Calvin, showing that Christians might have more in common on this topic than they have typically been led to believe. As Salkeld corrects false understandings of the theology of...

We have already seen, particularly in the responses to ARCIC and BEM, that confusion surrounding the term “transubstantiation” is a major factor in ecumenical disagreement about the Eucharist. But it is difficult to blame the Anglican and Protestant respondents who rejected transubstantiation without giving any indication of understanding it, if only for the simple reason that the reverse is so very often true of Catholics who accept it. In fact, this project had
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