Eucharistic Sacrifice as Anti-Violent Pedagogy

The Council of Trent teaches that the sacrifice of the Mass is identical to the sacrifice of Calvary, but with the crucial difference that the Mass is unbloody (nonviolent). By considering the Last Supper traditions and the theologies of Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, and Bernard Lonergan, this article...

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Main Author: Schlesinger, Eugene R. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. [2019]
In: Theological studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 80, Issue: 3, Pages: 653-672
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Catholic theology / Eucharist / Sacrifice (Religion) / Violent behavior / History
IxTheo Classification:KAA Church history
KDB Roman Catholic Church
NBP Sacramentology; sacraments
NCA Ethics
Further subjects:B Bernard Lonergan
B Council of Trent
B Eucharistic sacrifice
B Violence
B Augustine of Hippo
B Clergy Sexual Abuse
B Thomas Aquinas
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Summary:The Council of Trent teaches that the sacrifice of the Mass is identical to the sacrifice of Calvary, but with the crucial difference that the Mass is unbloody (nonviolent). By considering the Last Supper traditions and the theologies of Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, and Bernard Lonergan, this article constructs an understanding of sacrifice as a transformative pedagogy. The sacrifice of the Mass allows us to reconfigure even terrible acts of violence within a nonviolent framework without denying their reality. This provides a crucial theological resource for responding to the scandal of clergy abuse.
ISSN:2169-1304
Contains:Enthalten in: Theological studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0040563919856367