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- Title
Leo the Great and Hans Urs von Balthasar on the Eucharist.
- Authors
Feichtinger, Hans
- Abstract
In his homilies and letters, Leo the Great displays an understanding of the Eucharist that is organically connected to his views on the church and, more importantly, to his Christological doctrine. Leo's remarks on the Eucharist demonstrate how for him the Eucharistic presence of Christ, conceived in very realistic terms, is at the heart of the Christian life, both individual and ecclesial. Within the context of the many other ways in which the incarnate Christ, after his ascension, remains connected and present to his Church, the Eucharist constitutes the highpoint of how he stays with his disciples until he will come again as judge, bringing to completion his mission as the one savior and mediator. Comparing Leo’s statements with Balthasar's more elaborate reflections of the Eucharist shows how profoundly similar their views are, especially with regard to the deep connection between Christology, Ecclesiology, and Eucharistic theology, but also how Balthasar was more influenced by the Greek Fathers he studied than by the post-Augustinian, Latin tradition, for which Leo stands, with its strong Christological focus and its way of preserving a distinct sense of how the church, while strengthened by Christ's sacramental presence, is waiting for his eschatological return.
- Subjects
LORD'S Supper; SERMON (Literary form); CHRISTIANITY; CHURCH; RELIGION
- Publication
Saint Anselm Journal, 2015, Vol 10, Issue 2, p17
- ISSN
2689-6230
- Publication type
Article