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by: James T. O'Connor
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 234.16309
EAN: 9781586170769
ISBN: 1586170767
Label: Ignatius Press
Manufacturer: Ignatius Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 398
Publication Date: 2005-03
Publisher: Ignatius Press
Sales Rank: 123596
Studio: Ignatius Press
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The Hidden Manna has become a classic on Eucharistic teaching. Now in a new second edition, accompanied by a new introduction by Fr. Kenneth Baker, a new preface from the author, new material from John Paul II, and the original foreword by Cardinal John O'Connor, this in-depth study lets the breadth and richness of the Church's Tradition speak for itself.
Fr. O'Connor presents and comments on substantial excerpts from the major sources of the Church's Tradition extending all the way back to apostolic times. Focusing on the doctrine of the Real Presence, he follows the earliest witnesses through the challenge in the Middle Ages of Berengarius through the Protestant Reformation and modern disputes.
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Rating:  - Wonderful
The Eucharist is the source and summit of the faith, and this book does a great job of pointing out why.
Rating: - Of greatest importance for every Christian
"Jesus said...except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man, and drink his blood, ye have no life in you." (John 6:53). In light of what Jesus taught, it is imperative for all Christians to understand his meaning. We cannot afford the possible consequences of not taking his words seriously. In this important study, Rev. O'Conner takes us on an historical journey to find what Christians have taught about these words from the earliest days of the church. It is a thorough and convincing study that ... Read More
Rating:  - Documentation for Eucharist
This is a text book on the complete history
of the theology of the Blessed Sacrament.
Very well written. To be read as informational
not in usual sense as spiritual reading
Rating: - An education in the Catholic Theology of the Eucharist
Where to begin? It took me a year to read The Hidden Manna: A Theology of the Eucharist by James T. O'Connor. This wonderful book is a comprehensive study on the Catholic Theology of the Eucharist. It is the kind of book that does not allow you to fly through. On almost every page I high-lighted a gem of information. This is not to say it is a difficult read. On the contrary. This book is just loaded with detailed and wonderful information. It is a history book and a theology primer.
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Rating: - Excellent comprehensive, accessible, and eloquent.
Probably the most comprehensive work in English on the historical development of the theology of the Eucharist now in print. It is scholarly and nonpolemical, though definitely written by one who is strongly committed to a traditional Roman Catholic understanding of transubstantiation and the sacrifice of the Mass. O'Connor notes the diversity of expression in the early Church, yet insists that underneath the various presentations there existed a common faith in the sacramental identity of the consecrated ... Read More
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