includes index and biblioraphy

This book explores the character of the Eucharist as communion in and through sacrifice. Drawing on Jewish reflection upon the aqedah as well as on other critical analyses of sacrifice in scripture. Also it shows that communion is not possible without the reconciliation attained by sacrificial self-giving love.Following the insights of St.Thomas Aquinas, the author argues that all aspects of Eucharistic theology, including metaphysical doctrines such as transubstantiation, depend upon recognizing that communion cannot be seperated from its sacrificial context. Beyond Eucharistic Idealism The Desire of Israel The Eucharist and Expiatory Sacrifice The Eucharist and the Communion of Charity Transubstantiation The Liturgy of the Eucharist Cruciform Communion Includes Index