Aquinas's Summa Theologiae and Eucharistic Sacrifice in the Early Modern Period

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Reginald M. Lynch, O.P. (Assistant Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology, Dominican House of Studies, Washington, DC.)

Aquinas's Summa Theologiae and Eucharistic Sacrifice in the Early Modern Period

Reginald M. Lynch, O.P. (Assistant Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology, Dominican House of Studies, Washington, DC.)

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English

Oxford University Press
31 December 2023

History of religion; Christian theology; Christian sacraments

Series: Changing Paradigms in Historical and Systematic Theology

This book is focused on the reception history of Thomas Aquinas' account of Eucharistic sacrifice during the sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Although the sacrificial character of the Eucharist has been of interest to theologians throughout the Church's history, during the early sixteenth century renewed attention was given to this subject, in part because of disputes that arose between Reformed and Catholic theologians about the relationship between the Eucharistic liturgy and Christ's sacrifice on the cross. Does the Eucharistic presence itself have a sacrificial quality? Can aspects of the liturgy or dimensions of the moral life be considered a sacrifice, and if so in what way?

The emergence of these and other new questions in Eucharistic theology at the beginning of the sixteenth century coincided with a shift within the practice of theology in universities that began to emphasize Aquinas' Summa theologiae as the standard text of theological instruction, in place of Peter Lombard's Sentences.

Because of the Summa's relatively late ascendency as a text of commentary and instruction, studying the Summa's reception history involves the interpreter in a complex textuality. Although itself a product of the middle ages, as a received text the Summa is in many ways a creature of the early modern period. Interpreting the reception of this text therefore requires one to consider not only the Summa in its original environment, but the life of this same text as it was received in new interpretive contexts.

By: Reginald M. Lynch O.P. (Assistant Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology Dominican House of Studies Washington DC.)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 160mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 518g
ISBN: 9780192874788
ISBN 10: 0192874780
Series: Changing Paradigms in Historical and Systematic Theology
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 31 December 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reginald M. Lynch, O.P. is Assistant Professor of historical and systematic theology at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, DC. His research focuses on a variety of topics in historical and systematic theology, especially the sacramental theology and theological anthropology of Thomas Aquinas. His most recent work has focused on Aquinas' reception history in the early-modern West. His published work has appeared in volumes such as The Oxford Handbook for the Reception of Aquinas, and in journals such as The Thomist, Theological Studies, and Harvard Theological Review. He is also the author of The Cleansing of the Heart: The Sacraments as Instrumental Causes in the Thomistic Tradition (Catholic University of America Press, 2017).

Reviews for Aquinas's Summa Theologiae and Eucharistic Sacrifice in the Early Modern Period

This is a good work, a helpful contribution to a growing literature on early modern Catholic theology, and stimulating reflection on the varieties of theological reflection. * Michael G. Witczak, Catholic Historical Review *