The Lord's Supper: Five Views (Spectrum Multiview Books)

by Gordon T. Smith

Publisher:

IVP Academic

, 2008

Overview

Lord's Supper. Eucharist. Communion. Sacrament. Ordinance. Regardless of the many titles used to refer to the Christian meal, it is a central focus in Christian worship.

While it's the meal that should unite us as followers of Christ, it sometimes appears we can't even agree on what to call it, let alone how we might share a common theological view of its significance. Even if we cannot reach full agreement, how can we better understand one another and this central observance of the Christian faith?

Gordon Smith has invited five representatives of differing views within the Christian tradition. Each holds his or her views with conviction and makes the case for that tradition. Each responds to the other views with charity, highlighting significant areas of agreement and disagreement.

The views and contributors include

• The Roman Catholic View—Brother Jeffrey Gros, F.S.C., Professor of Church History, Memphis Theological Seminary, Memphis, Tennessee
• The Lutheran View—John R. Stephenson, Professor of Historical Theology, Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary, St. Catherines, Ontario
• The Reformed View—Leanne Van Dyk, Academic Dean and Professor of Reformed Theology, Western Theological Seminary, Holland, Michigan
• The Baptist View—Roger E. Olson, Professor of Theology, George W. Truett Theological Seminary, Waco, Texas
• The Pentecostal View—Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen, Professor of Systematic Theology, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California.

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Key Features

• Provides clear, up-to-date descriptions of the theology of the Lord's Supper from five theological traditions
• Points of convergence and divergence are highlighted by responses from the other four traditions
• Helpful context for theological reflection offered by the editor

Contents

Top Highlights

“Thus in the Catholic view the Eucharistic sacrifice is not another sacrifice but is the memorial perpetuation of Christ’s once-and-for-all sacrifice on the cross.” (Page 20)

“There probably is a general consensus among Baptists about what the Lord’s Supper is not (e.g., a means of grace), but little real consensus exists about what it is.” (Page 93)

“Calvin’s view is best described as ‘instrumentalism,’ the view that the elements and actions of the Lord’s Supper accomplish what they say.” (Page 75)

“The Catholic Church has used the term transubstantiation to explain the bodily presence of Christ in the sacrament.” (Page 18)

“the sacrifice of the Mass does not stand in competition with Christ’s sacrifice but sacramentally represents it.” (Page 19)

Product Details

• Title: The Lord’s Supper: Five Views
• Author: Gordon T. Smith
• Series: Spectrum Multiview Books
• Publisher: IVP Academic
• Print Publication Date: 2008
• Logos Release Date: 2009
• Pages: 159
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Religion › Christian rituals and practices--Sacraments
• ISBNs: 9780830878680, 0830878688
• Resource ID: LLS:LORDSUPP5VW
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2023-04-12T19:17:39Z

About Gordon T. Smith

Gordon T. Smith (PhD, Loyola School of Theology, Ateneo de Manila University) is the president of Ambrose University and Seminary in Calgary, Alberta, where he also serves as professor of systematic and spiritual theology. He is an ordained minister with the Christian and Missionary Alliance and a teaching fellow at Regent College, Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the author of many books, including Institutional Intelligence, Courage and Calling, Called to Be Saints, and Evangelical, Sacramental, and Pentecostal.