In this Book
- Corpus Mysticum: The Eucharist and the Church in the Middle Ages
- Book
- 2007
- Published by: University of Notre Dame Press
- Series: Faith in Reason: Philosophical Enquiries
One of the major figures of twentieth-century Catholic theology, Henri Cardinal de Lubac was known for his attention to the doctrine of the church and its life within the contemporary world. In Corpus Mysticum de Lubacinvestigates a particular understanding of the relation of the church to the eucharist. He sets out the nature of the church as communion, a doctrine that influenced the thinking of the Second Vatican Council.
With the publication of Corpus Mysticum, this important text of contemporary Catholic ecclesiology and sacramental theology is available for the first time in an English translation. Its publication fills a significant gap in the range of de Lubac's works available to English-speaking scholars. It will be an important resource in the widespread and ongoing ecumenical discussions among Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox theologians.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- p. vii
- Abbreviations
- p. viii
- Editors’ Preface
- pp. ix-xviii
- Notes on the Translation
- pp. xix-xx
- Preface to the First Edition
- pp. xxi-xxii
- Preface to the Second Edition
- pp. xxiii-xxvi
- Part I. The Evolution of the Sense of Corpus Mysticum
- Introduction
- pp. 1-10
- First Part
- 1. The Eucharist as Mystical Body
- pp. 11-36
- 2. ‘Mystery’
- pp. 37-54
- 3. Memorial, Anticipation, Presence
- pp. 55-74
- 4. Sacramental Body and Ecclesial Body
- pp. 75-100
- 5. The Church as Mystical Body
- pp. 101-120
- Second Part
- 6. ‘Spiritual Flesh’
- pp. 121-142
- 7. Interchangeable Expressions
- pp. 143-167
- 8. ‘One Body’, ‘One Flesh’
- pp. 168-186
- 9. ‘Truth and Truth’
- pp. 187-220
- 10. From Symbolism to Dialectic
- pp. 221-247
- Conclusion
- pp. 248-262
- Part II. Amalarius’s ‘Threefold Body’and What Became of It
- Introduction
- pp. 263-267
- 1. Amalarius’s Text
- pp. 268-278
- 2. Evolution of the Doctrine
- pp. 279-291
- 3. Evolution of the Symbolism
- pp. 292-302
- Notes
- Note A. 'The Mystery of the Sacrament'
- pp. 303-313
- Note B. On the Eucharist as 'Antitype'
- pp. 314-320
- Note E. 'Bodily' and σωματικῶζ
- pp. 326-328
- Note G. An Explanation of Rupert
- pp. 333-334
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2007