Overview

One of the great tragedies of the history of the church is that the Eucharist, intended to both symbolise and promote the unity of the church, has become a primary dividing point among Christians. Today, the Eucharistic prayer of invocation is assumed to involve transubstantiation, and is lauded or derided on the basis of that understanding. Few users of the American or Scottish Prayerbooks or their descendants realise that the Eucharistic theology of those that (re)introduced that liturgy with its invocation into the Anglican stream categorically rejected transubstantiation. In his 1831 work, The Christian Sacrifice in the Eucharist, Bishop Alexander Jolly promoted for a wide audience a view of the Eucharist that had flourished in Scotland for centuries. That Eucharistic doctrine has the potential to bridge the gap between major strands of Christianity.

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Author:   David Neal Greenwood
Publisher:   Edinburgh University Press
Imprint:   Edinburgh University Press
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9781399552486

ISBN 10:   1399552481
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   31 January 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Introduction to the New Edition: Recovering A Native Scottish Eucharistic Theology David Neal Greenwood Part I. Context 1. The Life of Alexander Jolly A. Emsley Nimmo 2. Bishop Alexander Jolly’s Exposition of the Eucharistic Doctrine of the Scottish Liturgy of 1764 W. Douglas Kornahrens 3. Jolly, Vincentius, and the Patristic Tradition David Neal Greenwood Part 2. Text Preface Chapter 1. The Sacrifice of the Death of Christ Chapter 2. The Divine Service by Sacrifice Chapter 3. The Sacrifice of Atonement Chapter 4. Restoration of Eucharistic Sacrifice in the Church of England Chapter 5. Offering and Receiving of the Christian Sacrifice Chapter 6. Preparation for Communion Appendix. Jolly’s Liturgical Texts References Index

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This important contribution to eucharistic theology restores Alexander Jolly as a key thinker whose deep engagement with Patristic thought led to an articulate and profound exposition of the Eucharist as commemorative material sacrifice. It will be essential reading for scholars, priests, and engaged laypeople in the Scottish Episcopal tradition. -- Kelsey Jackson Williams, University of Stirling

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Rev. Dr. David N. Greenwood is Research Fellow at University of St. Andrews and former Rector of Christ Church, Kincardine O’Neil. He is an expert on the Eucharist and Christian Liturgy. He is also a Classicist and has published 16 articles and two books with Cornell UP and The Cambridge Philological Society.

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