Contents
Abbreviations
ix
Glossary of
Technical Terms xii
Introduction to
the First Edition XV
Introduction to
the Second Edition xix
Part I: The
Historical Heritage 1
Chapter 1:
The Epiclesis in Early Liturgical Texts 2
Possible
Forerunners of the Developed Epiclesis 3
The Epiclesis
in the Early Anaphoras 7
The Apostolic
Tradition 7
The Testament
of Our Lord 9
The Apostolic
Constitutions 11
The Alexandrian
Type Anaphora 13
The Antiochene
Type Anaphora 20
The East Syrian
Type Anaphora 28
Later Western
Tradition 33
Summary 39
Chapter 2:
The Epiclesis and the Moment of Consecration Question: A Brief History 42
The Epiclesis
in Patristic Writings 42
Justin Martyr
(d. c. 165) 43
Irenaeus 46
Cyril of
Jerusalem (d.c. 386) 49
John Chrysostom
(d. 407) 53
Theodore of
Mopsuestia (d. 428) 56
Ambrose of
Milan (d. 397) 59
Augustine (d.
430) 61
John Damascene
(d. c. 749) 66
Conclusion to
Patristic Survey 68
The Emergence
of the Moment of Consecration Question 70
Scholasticism
and the Moment of Consecration 72
Nicholas
Cabasilas 76
The Council of
Florence 78
Trent 83
Position of
Post-Tridentine Teaching Authority:
Roman and
Orthodox 84
Summary 91
Part II:
Modern Liturgists and Theologians: "Moment of Consecration" 93
Chapter 3:
Understanding the Terminology of Modern Writers 94
Epiclesis in
Modern Writings_94
Modern
Descriptions of the Developed Epiclesis 99
Summary 105
Chapter 4:
Reconstructions of the History of the Eucharistic Epiclesis 106
From Logos to
Spirit Epiclesis 107
From
Sanctification to Consecratory Epiclesis 109
From Epiclesis
to “Epiclesis” 114
From Appeal for
Unity to Epiclesis Proper 117
Summary 121
Chapter 5:
Theological Explanations of the Eucharistic Epiclesis 122
Epiclesis as a
Consecration Formula 122
Epiclesis:
Expression of the Church's Consecratory Intention 126
Epiclesis
within the Framework of a Consecratory Epiclesis 129
Epiclesis as
Realizing the “Sacramentum" 134
Epiclesis: Bond
between Consecration and Communion 137
Epiclesis: An
Appeal for Unity 140
Epiclesis:
Phenomenon of Liturgical Language 144
Summary 150
Chapter 6:
The Epiclesis and the Structure of the Sacraments 152
The Epiclesis
and the Substantia Sacramenti 155
The Evidence of
the Historical Data 156
Specific Form
Not Substance of Sacrament 160
The Meaning of
Substantia Sacramenti 164
The Role of
Faith in the Structure of the Sacraments 166
The Epiclesis
and the Praying, Believing Assembly 168
The Epiclesis
and the Holy Spirit 176
The Epiclesis:
Expression of the Holy Spirit's Role in the Eucharist 177
Basis for this
Interpretation in Saving History 178
The Apparent
Dilemma in this Interpretation 182
Summary 185
Part III: A
Synthesis 187
Chapter 7:
The Epiclesis and the Moment of Consecration Question Re-examined 188
Within a
Scholastic Framework 188
Complexities
Within This Framework 188
Possible
Alternatives 190
Within a
Personalistic Framework 192
The Basic
Analogy 192
Application to
the Eucharist 195
The
Implications of Personalistic Approach for Epiclesis/Institution Question 199
Consecration 199
The Moment of
Consecration 201
Chapter 8:
The Epiclesis and the Realization of the Eucharist 207
The Epiclesis
and the Praying, Believing Assembly 207
Realization for
the Partaking Assembly 207
Realization
through the Assembly 209
Realization
through the Praying Assembly 215
The Epiclesis
and the Holy Spirit 217
The Holy Spirit
and Saving History 218
The Holy Spirit
and the Eucharist 220
The Holy Spirit
and the Epiclesis 222
Is an Epiclesis
Proper Necessary? 224
Chapter 9:
The Epiclesis Revisited 228
Anglican: The
Book of Common Prayer 228
Lutheran Book
of Worship 231
Methodist: At
the Lord's Table 232
Presbyterian:
The Service for the Lord's Day 236
Roman Catholic
Eucharistic Prayers 238
Summary 243
Conclusion 250
Selected
Bibliography 252
Index 261
