The Reformed-Roman Catholic dialogue on the eucharist with focus on the contribution of Thomas F. Torrance

This thesis investigates the possibilities of theological agreement between the Reformed and the Roman Catholic churches on the Eucharist from the Reformed perspective. The first chapter is dedicated to the theology of Ulrich Zwingli and John Calvin on the Lord’s Supper. It unveils two aspects: first it shows that although they have different perspectives on the Christ’s Eucharistic presence, their views converged; second, it shows that their views stand in contrast to the Roman Catholic conception of the sacrificial aspect of the Eucharist. The second chapter deals with the fourth session of the first phase of the Reformed–Roman Catholic dialogue, which focused on the Eucharist. It highlights that the final report does not reflect all the convergences of the dialogue concerning the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. The third chapter argues that agreement or at least greater convergence is possible on the sacrificial aspect of the Eucharist by the contribution of Thomas F. Torrance, who has developed a Reformed Eucharistic theology through what he called a Christological and Eschatological correction

Koinonia in bilateral and multilateral dialogues: Historical and theological perspectives

The present study gives an outline on how bilateral and multilateral dialogues have used the notion of koinonia in relation to ecclesiology with a view to full visible Eucharistic fellowship. It is not so much an inquiry on the relation between modern communion ecclesiology, on the one hand, and scriptural and patristic visions of ecclesial unity, on the other. However, this comparison remains an important factor in the development of the present dissertation. The main purpose of this thesis is to see which were the starting points and the conclusions of the bilateral and multilateral dialogues in relation to koinonia and how close have churches come in the process of building consensus around the notion. In order to facilitate the reading, the paper is divided into three chapters. The first two give historical and theological perspectives on the bilateral, and the multilateral dialogues; while the last chapter attempts to analyse two of the communion’s ecumenical transversal dimensions

The world alliance of reformed churches and the modern ecumenical... : .A Selected Chronological Annotated Bibliography(1863-2004)

Geneva143 p.; 21 cm