Corpus Mysticum

by Lubac, Henri de

• ISBN13: 9780268025939
• ISBN10: 0268025932
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-09-01
• Publisher: Univ of Notre Dame Pr

Summary

A great figure of 20th century Catholic theology, Henri Cardinal de Lubac SJ is renowned for his attention to the doctrine of the Church and its life within the contemporary world. In this book, de Lubac opens an initial exploration of the ways in which the Church has been understood Eucharistically, and gives new expression to that mystery in which the Church is believed to consist. As one whose generous and fervent spirit contributed significantly to the thinking of the Second Vatican Council, de Lubac's influence has been widespread, making a substantial impact on the work of not only Catholic but also Protestant and Orthodox theologians. With the publication of this English translation of Corpus Mysticum, this important text of contemporary Catholic ecclesiology and sacramental theology is made available to the English-speaking world and takes its place among the growing number of de Lubac's works now accessible to Anglophone scholars. Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. vii
Abbreviations	p. viii
Editors' Preface	p. ix
Notes on the Translation	p. xix
Corpus Mysticum
Preface to the First Edition	p. xxi
Preface to the Second Edition	p. xxiii
The Evolution of the Sense of Corpus Mysticum
Introduction	p. 3
First Part
The Eucharist as Mystical Body	p. 13
'Mystery''	p. 37
Memorial, Anticipation, Presence	p. 55
Sacramental Body and Ecclesial Body	p. 75
The Church as Mystical Body	p. 101
Second Part
'Spiritual Flesh'	p. 123
Interchangeable Expressions	p. 143
'One Body', 'One Flesh'	p. 168
'Truth and Truth'	p. 187
From Symbolism to Dialectic	p. 221
Conclusion	p. 248
Amalarius's 'Threefold Body' and What Became of It
Introduction	p. 265
Amalarius's Text	p. 268
Evolution of the Doctrine	p. 279
Evolution of the Symbolism	p. 292
Notes
'The Mystery of the Sacrament'	p. 305
On the Eucharist as 'Antitype'	p. 314
'Mystical body' in Bruno of Wurzburg?	p. 321
On the Interpretation of Jerome in Eph. 1	p. 323
'Bodily' and [Characters not reproducible]	p. 326
An Illusion in the History of Theology	p. 329
An Explanation of Rupert	p. 333
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