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extraordinary little book, full of dense Poetic musings on the Eucharist as it pertains to a wide range of ares of Eternal Life.
The best I have read on the Sacraments besides Schmemann and much more than a mere 'Introduction', It is academically rich and still remarkably readable, citing everyone from the Fathers to Zizioulas, to De Lubac, and is remarkably orthodox citing copious examples from the Bible and Tradition to support his points.
Really refreshing and this would be a wonderful gift for any Layperson, In this remarkable little book, International Theological Commission member Paul McPartlan gives a very readable and succinct explanation of the relationship between the Eucharist and the Church that is often overlooked.
McPartlan covers a remarkable amount of ground in a merepages in a treatment that is biblically, historically, and systematically sound and ecumenically promising.
This book would serve as a great introduction to both eucharistic theology and ecclesiology and would be equally valuable as a source for readings in university courses, as a book club book, or for personal study and edification.


I also believe that several chapters, especially,on the relationship between the Old Testament and Christ and the Church,on the relationship between thesacraments of initiation: baptism, confirmation and eucharist andon the eschatological import of the relationship between the eucharist and the Church would be very preachable, making this volume valuable for pastors as well.
Anyone looking to deepen their understanding of the eucharist and its relationship to the Church could not find a better introduction.
Highly recommended. In this book, Paul McPartlan demonstrates the intrinsic connection between the Eucharist and the Church, showing that this "Sacrament of Salvation" is the "glue" that binds Christians together and unites them as a Church.
Very helpful for anyone interested in exploring the notion that "the Eucharist makes the Church" as Pope John Paul II reiterated in his encyclical on the Eucharist.
The opening chapters were also very influential to my understanding of the link between the Scriptures and the liturgy, with McPartlan persuasively arguing that most, if not all, of the New Testament texts were written

specifically to be proclaimed at the Eucharist and contain much Eucharistic theology.
Highly recommended! Very informative view on the Eucharist and ecclesiology For all who wish to develop a eucharistic understanding of the Church and its application to issues of current debate.
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