Feeding and forming the People of God: the Lord, his Supper and the Church in Calvin and 1 Corinthians 11:17-34
| dc.contributor.author | Fulford, Ben | * |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2016-03-24T15:04:56Z | en |
| dc.date.available | 2016-03-24T15:04:56Z | en |
| dc.date.issued | 2009-11-23 | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Fulford, B. (2009). Feeding and forming the People of God: the Lord, his Supper and the Church in Calvin and 1 Corinthians 11:17-34. In T. Greggs (Ed.), New Perspectives for Evangelical Theology: Engaging with God, Scripture and the World (pp. 93-107). London, United Kingdom: Routledge. | en |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 9780415477338 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10034/603641 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | In this chapter I seek to identify the specific value of the Lord's Supper in distinction from hearing the Word, by reading Calvin’s commentary on 1 Corinthians 11:17-34, and by seeking to supplement his account through fresh theological engagement with the biblical text. Reading Scripture leads Calvin to identify the Supper, in answer to Cocksworth’s question, as an intensified moment of covenant with God in soul-nourishing union with Christ and one another, intensified because of the instrumental role of physical signs. Yet he pays relatively little attention to the importance of the life of the visible church community in the meaning of the Supper in Paul’s argument. By exploring this ecclesial dimension further, I argue, we see the practical, ethical and missional implications of the Supper’s meaning for the church. | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | Routledge | en |
| dc.relation.url | https://www.routledge.com/products/9780415477338 | en |
| dc.subject | Lord's Supper | en |
| dc.subject | Calvin | en |
| dc.subject | Eucharistic theology | en |
| dc.subject | Sacramental theology | en |
| dc.title | Feeding and forming the People of God: the Lord, his Supper and the Church in Calvin and 1 Corinthians 11:17-34 | en |
| dc.type | Book chapter | en |
| dc.contributor.department | University of Chester | en |
| html.description.abstract | In this chapter I seek to identify the specific value of the Lord's Supper in distinction from hearing the Word, by reading Calvin’s commentary on 1 Corinthians 11:17-34, and by seeking to supplement his account through fresh theological engagement with the biblical text. Reading Scripture leads Calvin to identify the Supper, in answer to Cocksworth’s question, as an intensified moment of covenant with God in soul-nourishing union with Christ and one another, intensified because of the instrumental role of physical signs. Yet he pays relatively little attention to the importance of the life of the visible church community in the meaning of the Supper in Paul’s argument. By exploring this ecclesial dimension further, I argue, we see the practical, ethical and missional implications of the Supper’s meaning for the church. |
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