Some Later Medieval Theories of the Eucharist: Thomas Aquinas, Gilles of Rome, Duns Scotus, and William Ockham

by Marilyn McCord Adams

Book Overview

How can the Body and Blood of Christ, without ever leaving heaven, come to be really present on eucharistic altars where the bread and wine still seem to be? Thirteenth and fourteenth century Christian Aristotelians thought the answer had to be "transubstantiation."

Acclaimed philosopher, Marilyn McCord Adams, investigates these later medieval theories of the Eucharist, concentrating on the writings of Thomas Aquinas, Giles of Rome, Duns Scotus,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199591059
• ISBN13: 9780199591053
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"