Review of Adams, Some later medieval theories of the eucharist. Thomas Aquinas, Giles of Rome, Duns Scotus, and William Ockham

Authors

Stephen E. Lahey, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

1-2012

Citation

The Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Volume 63, Issue 01 (January 2012), pp 143 - 144; doi: 10.1017/S0022046911001710,

Comments

Copyright 2012 Cambridge University Press. Used by permission.

Abstract

Readers familiar with Marilyn Adams’s work know to expect top quality analytical philosophical rigour combined with a respectful historical approach to medieval thought. This survey of eucharistic theology, with special attention to the mechanics of the real presence of Christ in the consecrated bread and wine, provides an overview of the most influential theologians of the late thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. Ordinarily, this topic’s complexity discourages many readers; Adams’s aim is to provide a concise, accurate introduction, which she accomplishes effectively.