Recovering Communion in a Violent World

Recovering Communion in a Violent World
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Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Total Pages : 209
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ISBN-10 : 9781532660368
ISBN-13 : 1532660367
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Book Synopsis Recovering Communion in a Violent World by : Christopher Grundy

Download or read book Recovering Communion in a Violent World written by Christopher Grundy and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2019-11-15 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The act of breaking and eating a body in Holy Communion forms us over time. What if that’s not such a good thing? Recovering Communion in a Violent World provides an unblinking examination of the ritualized reenactment of the violence done to Jesus in Holy Communion, using insights from the fields of ritual studies and trauma theory. Then, drawing upon recent research in Christian origins, the book raises possibilities for sacramental meal practices that don’t ignore the death of Jesus but respond to it differently. Rather than colluding with systems of violence, these alternative practices respond to violence in our world by continuing to collaborate with the persistence and resilience of God, as well as with the realm of God still coming near. The result is a groundbreaking exploration that is both unflinching in its critique and passionate in its argument for the place of renewed Christian meal practices. In an era when world religions have come under greater scrutiny as sources of violence, this book asks readers to look squarely at the reenactment of violence that has come to narrowly define Holy Communion for so long and to imagine that more radical, resistant sacramental meal practices are possible.


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