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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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.