The Oxford Handbook of Sacramental Theology (Oxford Handbooks)

As a multi-faceted introduction to sacramental theology, the purposes of this Handbook are threefold: historical, ecumenical, and missional. The forty-four chapters are organized into the following parts five parts: Sacramental Roots in Scripture, Patristic Sacramental Theology, Medieval Sacramental Theology, From the Reformation through Today, and Philosophical and Theological Issues in Sacramental Doctrine. Contributors to this Handbook explain the diverse ways that believers have construed the sacraments, both in inspired Scripture and in the history of the Church's practice. In Scripture and the early Church, Orthodox, Protestants, and Catholics all find evidence that the first Christian communities celebrated and taught about the sacraments in a manner that Orthodox, Protestants, and Catholics today affirm as the foundation of their own faith and practice. Thus, for those who want to understand what has been taught about the sacraments in Scripture and across the generations by the major thinkers of the various Christian traditions, this Handbook provides an introduction. As the divisions in Christian sacramental understanding and practice are certainly evident in this Handbook, it is not thereby without ecumenical and missional value. This book evidences that the story of the Christian sacraments is, despite divisions in interpretation and practice, one of tremendous hope.-- Sacramentality and the Old Testament / R.W.L. Moberly -- Sacramentality in the Torah / Dennis T. Olson -- Intertestamental background of the Christian sacraments / Craig A. Evans and Jeremiah J. Johnston -- Sacraments and sacramentality in the New Testament / Nicholas Perrin -- Sacrifice and sacrament : sacramental implications of the death of Christ / Edith M. Humphrey -- Sacraments and the Gospel of John / Richard Bauckham -- Sacraments in the Pauline epistles / David Lincicum -- Sacramentality and sacraments in Hebrews / Luke Timothy Johnson -- Sacraments in the pre-Nicene period / Everett Ferguson -- Sacraments in the fourth century / Khaled Anatolios -- Augustine and the West to AD 650 / Lewis Ayres and Thomas Humphries -- Late patristic developments in sacramental theology in the East : fifth-ninth centuries / Andrew Louth -- Sacramental theology from Gottschalk to Lanfranc / Mark G. Vaillancourt -- The Christo-pneumatic-ecclesial character of twelfth-century sacramental theology / Boyd Taylor Coolman -- The sacraments in thirteenth-century theology / Joseph P. Wawrykow -- The eucharist in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries / Ian Christopher Levy -- Sacramental ritual in middle and later Byzantine theology : ninth-fifteenth centuries / Yury P. Avvakumov -- Sacraments in the Lutheran Reformation / Mickey L. Mattox -- Sacraments in the Reformed and Anglican Reformation / Michael Allen -- Sacraments in the radical Reformation / John D. Rempel -- Sacraments in the Council of Trent and sixteenth-century Catholic theology / Peter Walter, translated by David L. Augustine -- Orthodox sacramental theology : sixteenth-nineteenth centuries / Brian A. Butcher -- Post-Tridentine sacramental theology / Trent Pomplun -- Lutheran and Reformed sacramental theology : seventeenth-nineteenth centuries / Scott R. Swain -- Sacramental theology in America : seventeenth-nineteenth centuries / E. Brooks Holifield -- Twentieth-century and contemporary Protestant sacramental theology. Part I: Sacraments in general and baptism in twentieth-century and contemporary Protestant theology / Martha L. Moore-Keish ; Part II: The Lord's supper in twentieth-century and contemporary Protestant theology / George Hunsinger -- Catholic sacramental theology in the twentieth century / Peter J. Casarella -- Twentieth-century and contemporary Orthodox sacramental theology / Peter Galadza -- Liturgy, signs and sacraments / David W. Fagerberg -- One baptism, one church? / Geoffrey Wainwright -- Confirmation / Chad C. Pecknold and Lucas Laborde, S.S.J. -- What is the eucharist? A dogmatic outline / Bruce D. Marshall -- Marriage / Brent Waters -- The sacrament of orders dogmatically understood / Adam A.J. DeVille -- Reconciliation / Anthony Akinwale, O.P. -- Anointing of the sick / John C. Kasza -- Sacraments and philosophy / Thomas Joseph White, O.P. -- The sacraments and the development of doctrine / Benoît-Dominique de la Soujeole, O.P., translated by Dominic M. Langevin, O.P. -- A sacramental world : why it matters / David Brown -- Christ, the Trinity, and the sacraments / Francesca Aran Murphy -- Signs of the eschatological ekklesia : the sacraments, the church, and eschatology / Peter J. Leithart -- Liturgy, preaching, and the sacraments / Gordon W. Lathrop -- Sense and sacrament / Catherine Pickstock -- The sacraments in ecumenical dialogue / Jorge A. Scampini, O.P. edited by Hans Boersma and Matthew Levering. Series title taken from book jacket Includes bibliographical references and index. Cover The Oxford Handbook of Sacramental Theology Copyright Contents Notes on Contributors Introduction: The Handbook’s Three Purposes Part I Sacramental Roots in Scripture 1 Sacramentality and the Old Testament 2 Sacramentality in the Torah 3 Intertestamental Background of the Christian Sacraments 4 Sacraments and Sacramentality in the New Testament 5 Sacrifice and Sacrament: Sacramental Implications of the Death of Christ 6 Sacraments and the Gospel of John 7 Sacraments in the Pauline Epistles 8 Sacramentality and Sacraments in Hebrews Part II Patristic Sacramental Theology 9 Sacraments in the Pre-Nicene Period 10 Sacraments in the Fourth Century 11 Augustine and the West to ad 650 12 Late Patristic Developments in Sacramental Theology in the East: Fifth–Ninth Centuries Part III Medieval Sacramental Theology 13 Sacramental Theology from Gottschalk to Lanfranc 14 The Christo-Pneumatic-Ecclesial Character of Twelfth-Century Sacramental Theology 15 The Sacraments in Thirteenth-Century Theology 16 The Eucharist in the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Centuries 17 Sacramental Ritual in Middle and Later Byzantine Theology: Ninth–Fifteenth Centuries Part IV From the Reformation through Today 18 Sacraments in the Lutheran Reformation 19 Sacraments in the Reformed and Anglican Reformation 20 Sacraments in the Radical Reformation 21 Sacraments in the Council of Trent and Sixteenth-Century Catholic Theology 22 Orthodox Sacramental Theology: Sixteenth–Nineteenth Centuries 23 Post-Tridentine Sacramental Theology 24 Lutheran and Reformed Sacramental Theology: Seventeenth–Nineteenth Centuries 25 Sacramental Theology in America: Seventeenth–Nineteenth Centuries 26 Twentieth-Century and Contemporary Protestant Sacramental Theology Part I Sacraments in General and Baptism in Twentieth-Century and Contemporary Protestant Theology Part II The Lord’s Supper in Twentieth-Century and Contemporary Protestant Theology 27 Catholic Sacramental Theology in the Twentieth Century 28 Twentieth-Century and Contemporary Orthodox Sacramental Theology Part V Dogmatic Approaches 29 Liturgy, Signs, and Sacraments 30 One Baptism, One Church? 31 Confirmation 32 What Is the Eucharist? A Dogmatic Outline 33 Marriage 34 The Sacrament of Orders Dogmatically Understood 35 Reconciliation 36 Anointing of the Sick Part VI Philosophical and Theological Issues in Sacramental Doctrine 37 Sacraments and Philosophy 38 The Sacraments and the Development of Doctrine 39 A Sacramental World: Why It Matters 40 Christ, the Trinity, and the Sacraments 41 Signs of the Eschatological Ekklesia: The Sacraments, the Church, and Eschatology 42 Liturgy, Preaching, and the Sacraments 43 Sense and Sacrament 44 The Sacraments in Ecumenical Dialogue Index "As a multi-faceted introduction to sacramental theology, the purposes of this Handbook are threefold: historical, ecumenical, and missional. The forty-four chapters are organized into the following parts five parts: Sacramental Roots in Scripture, Patristic Sacramental Theology, Medieval Sacramental Theology, From the Reformation through Today, and Philosophical and Theological Issues in Sacramental Doctrine. Contributors to this Handbook explain the diverse ways that believers have construed the sacraments, both in inspired Scripture and in the history of the Church's practice. In Scripture and the early Church, Orthodox, Protestants, and Catholics all find evidence that the first Christian communities celebrated and taught about the sacraments in a manner that Orthodox, Protestants, and Catholics today affirm as the foundation of their own faith and practice. Thus, for those who want to understand what has been taught about the sacraments in Scripture and across the generations by the major thinkers of the various Christian traditions, this Handbook provides an introduction. As the divisions in Christian sacramental understanding and practice are certainly evident in this Handbook, it is not thereby without ecumenical and missional value. This book evidences that the story of the Christian sacraments is, despite divisions in interpretation and practice, one of tremendous hope"-- Fourni par l'éditeur This Handbook introduces the theology of the sacraments from a variety of perspectives. It contains historical overviews, biblical discussion, philosophical and theological reflection, as well as ecumenical discussion. It is one of the most comprehensive overviews of the sacraments throughout the tradition of the Christian church.