Evangelical Eucharistic Thought in the Church of England [Paperback]

Christopher J. Cocksworth (Author)

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Paperback: 300 pages
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (April 30 2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0521891582
ISBN-13: 978-0521891585
Product Dimensions: 2.3 x 1.5 x 0.2 cm
Shipping Weight: 481 g
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,389,381 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #62 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Theology > Sacraments

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"Christopher Cocksworth's analysis of Evangelical eucharistic thought is perhaps the most significant study of the theology of 'serious religion' yet to appear." Choice

"...a thorough, scholarly and often brilliant contribution to Anglican church history and to Evangelical theology." Anglican Theological Review

"Cocksworth's book tries to answer these awkward questions....We are offered useful summaries of classical positions....The ecumenical lessons to be derived from this book are important." Christopher Hill, The Tablet

"In this treatment of the theology and practice of the eucharist in the evangelical wing of Anglicanism, Cocksworth has not only given us an excellent and understandable historical survey of the subject but also has sketched a solid outline of evangelical eucharistic theology for the present period. For anyone interested in the history of the eucharist, Anglican theology, or the questions confronting Evangelicals today, this study would serve both as a reliable introduction and a stimulating catalyst for discerning further areas of research. For the ecumenist seeking something new in a field that seems characterized by continual déjà vu, this volume will certainly offer inspiration." James L. Empereur, Journal of Ecumenical Studies

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This book studies the way the central act of Christian worship (variously known as the Eucharist, the Lord's Supper, the Holy Communion, and the Mass) has been treated in the thought and practice of the Evangelical tradition in the Church of England. Evangelicals are not associated with an emphasis on the Eucharist, and Dr. Cocksworth's study is important and potentially very influential because it demonstrates that--at its times of strength--the Evangelical tradition has held the Eucharist in the highest regard.

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To define and analyse the Evangelical grouping within the Church of England is a difficult task. Read the first page

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4.0 out of 5 stars A neglected, yet important topic, Aug 11 2009

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As you can see from the table of contents the author traces English eucharistic thought from the Reformation through to the Puritans and on to the Evangelical revivals of the 1700s and then on to the most significant Evangelical divines of the 1800s such as Bishop Ryle. The author also then discusses the Evangelical response to Tractarianism, modern ecumenism and the influence of the Charismatic movement on the Church of England. It is helpful to note that none other than John Wesley celebrated Holy communion five times a week and that George Whitefield too longed to partake of it, sometimes twice on one day. Scholars have concluded that the Wesleyan revivals were also a revival of a high view of the Eucharist inside the Church of England as some 250 hymns were written about the blessings and benefits one receives from the Lord's Supper by none other than Charles Wesley during the first wave of Evangelical revivals that swept through Britain and the Colonies in the mid 1700s. When Evangelicals weren't reacting to High Churchmanship or fending off Anglo-Catholicism we see that they too held a high view of the Eucharist as a means of grace despite the potential problems that might arise when one holds an even higher view of justification by faith.

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