Transubstantiation Through the Lens of Spacetime Substantivalism
The doctrine of transubstantiation (as understood by Aquinas and much subsequent Roman Catholic theology) involves the counter-intuitive claim that accidents can come to exist independently of any substance. In particular, the spatial dimensions of bread and wine can come to exist independently. I p...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Routledge
2024
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Theology and science
Year: 2024, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Pages: 184-197 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CF Christianity and Science NBP Sacramentology; sacraments VA Philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
spacetime
B Thomism B Transubstantiation B Metaphysics B Eucharist B Physics |
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| Summary: | The doctrine of transubstantiation (as understood by Aquinas and much subsequent Roman Catholic theology) involves the counter-intuitive claim that accidents can come to exist independently of any substance. In particular, the spatial dimensions of bread and wine can come to exist independently. I point out that a key idea that motivated this claim was an aspect of mediaeval philosophy of nature: namely, relationism about space. I argue that if relationism is dropped in favour of substantivalism, then room is made for a model of transubstantiation which needn't involve an implausible commitment to independently existing accidents. |
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| ISSN: | 1474-6719 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology and science
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1080/14746700.2023.2293621 |