As often as you eat this bread : : communion frequency in English, Scottish, and early American churches /

As often as you eat this bread : : communion frequency in English, Scottish, and early American churches / / Gregory David Soderberg.

Why can't Christians agree about communion? Why is it that in some churches all worship services culminate in a holy meal whereas other churches celebrate this "holy supper" only once in a while? Theologian Gregory Soderberg has researched this question, excavating patterns of communi...

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Superior document:Reformed historical theology ; Volume 74
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Soderberg, Gregory David,
Place / Publishing House:Göttingen, Germany : : Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht,, [2023]
©2023
Year of Publication:2023
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Reformed historical theology ; Volume 74.
Physical Description:1 online resource (281 pages)
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Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Tilte Page
  • Copyright
  • Table of Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Chapter 1 Communion Frequency and Reformed Identity
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Research Goals, Methodology, and the Significance of the Project
  • 1.3 Scope of Research
  • Chapter 2 Communion Frequency in the Late Medieval Period and the Sixteenth-Century Continental Reformed Reformation
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Aspects of Communion Frequency in the Context of the Protestant Reformation
  • 2.3 Reforming Communion Frequency
  • 2.4 Johannes Oecolampadius (1482-1531)
  • 2.5 Martin Bucer (1491-1551)
  • 2.6 Huldrych Zwingli (1484-1531)
  • 2.7 Heinrich Bullinger (1504-1575)
  • 2.8 John Calvin (1509-1564)
  • 2.9 Church Discipline and Communion Frequency
  • 2.9.1 Zurich, Basel, and Strasbourg
  • 2.9.2 Worship and Church Discipline in Geneva
  • 2.10 Conclusion
  • Chapter 3 Communion Frequency in the Reformation in England and Scotland (1536-1603)
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Reformation and Communion Frequency in England
  • 3.2.1 Key Aspects of the English Reformation
  • 3.2.2 Communion Frequency in the English Reformation
  • 3.3 Reformation and Communion Frequency in Scotland (1556-1603)
  • 3.3.1 Scottish Ecclesial Documents and Communion Frequency
  • 3.3.2 Rhythms of the Scottish Reformed Community
  • 3.3.3 The Role of Preaching and Catechesis
  • 3.3.4 The Role of Church Discipline, Penance, and Reconciliation
  • 3.4 Conclusion
  • Chapter 4 Communion Frequency and Church Discipline in Post-Reformation England and Scotland (1603-1689)
  • 4.1 Post-Reformation and the Question of Definitions
  • 4.2 Communion Frequency in Post-Reformation England and Godly Communities
  • 4.3 Preparation and Purity in Godly Communities
  • 4.4 Case Studies: Puritans, Preparation, and Communion Frequency
  • 4.4.1 Lewis Bayly (1575-1631).
  • 4.4.2 Arthur Hildersham (1563-1632) and William Bradshaw (1570-1618)
  • 4.4.3 Stephen Charnock (1628-1680)
  • 4.4.4 Westminster Assembly: Frequency and Church Discipline (1643-1653)
  • 4.4.5 Thomas Doolittle (1630?-1707)
  • 4.4.6 Matthew Henry (1662-1714)
  • 4.4.7 Conclusion
  • 4.5 Scottish Reformed Communion Frequency
  • 4.5.1 Infrequent Communion: Theological and Liturgical Factors
  • 4.5.2 Political, Economic, and Practical Factors
  • 4.5.3 Scottish Communion Seasons and Sacramental Festivity
  • 4.6 Conclusion
  • Chapter 5 Communion, Preparation, and Ecclesial Identity in American Reformed Churches (1620-1758)
  • 5.1 The Allure of Purity in the New World
  • 5.2 Frequency and Sacramental Boundaries in Colonial Puritanism
  • 5.3 Communion and Preparation in the Colonial Period
  • 5.4 Solomon Stoddard (1643-1729)
  • 5.5 Edward Taylor (c. 1645-1729)
  • 5.6 Samuel Willard (1640-1707)
  • 5.7 Cotton Mather (1663-1728)
  • 5.8 Jonathan Edwards (1705-1758)
  • 5.9 Scots-Irish Influence in Early America and the Seedbed of Revivalism
  • 5.10 Conclusion
  • Chapter 6 Scottish Reformed Communion Frequency Debates: A Trans-Atlantic Perspective (1716-1840)
  • 6.1 Theological Voices and Texts
  • 6.1.1 John Willison (1680-1750)
  • 6.1.2 John Erskine (1721-1803)
  • 6.1.3 Thomas Randall (1710-1780)
  • 6.1.4 John Mitchell Mason (1770-1829)
  • 6.1.5 John Thomson (1799)
  • 6.1.6 John Anderson (c. 1748-1830)
  • 6.1.7 Alexander Duncan (1777-1844)
  • 6.1.8 John Brown of Haddington (1722-1787)
  • 6.1.9 James W. Alexander (1804-1859)
  • 6.2 Comparative Analysis of Arguments
  • 6.2.1 Biblical and Theological Arguments
  • 6.2.2 Theological Arguments
  • 6.2.3 Historical Arguments
  • 6.2.4 Frequency, Preparation, and Solemnity
  • 6.2.5 Legacies of the Frequency Debates
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • Index of person
  • Index of subjects
  • Body.

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