Eucharist, Communion, and Orthopraxis in the Theology of Joseph Ratzinger
In Joseph Ratzinger’s approach to the Eucharist, the Church as communion, and orthopraxis, there is a critique of horizontalizing trends. His solution is to stress what he calls the ‘vertical dimension’ of the Eucharist, the one Church’s participation in Trinitarian communion, and the transformation...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2013
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Irish theological quarterly
Year: 2013, Volume: 78, Issue: 2, Pages: 103-122 |
| Further subjects: | B
Ratzinger
B Salvation B Platonism B Communio ecclesiology B Practice B Eucharist |
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| Summary: | In Joseph Ratzinger’s approach to the Eucharist, the Church as communion, and orthopraxis, there is a critique of horizontalizing trends. His solution is to stress what he calls the ‘vertical dimension’ of the Eucharist, the one Church’s participation in Trinitarian communion, and the transformation of praxis into Christian responsibility. This article argues that the reason for Ratzinger’s preference for the vertical over the horizontal is not his Platonism, but his theological idea of salvation as a gift received, not made, from the Logos sent from above. |
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| ISSN: | 1752-4989 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Irish theological quarterly
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0021140012472627 |