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Torture and Eucharist: Theology, Politics, and the Body of Christ (Challenges in Contemporary Theology)
Torture and Eucharist Theology Politics and the Body of Christ - Challenges in Contemporary Theology
Author: William T. Cavanaugh, Blackwell Publishers
In this engrossing analysis, Cavanaugh contends that the Eucharist is the Church's response to the use of torture as a social discipline. The author develops a theology of the political which presents torture as one instance of a larger confrontation of powers over bodies, both individual and social. He argues that a Christian practice of the p...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780631211990
ISBN-10: 0631211993
Publication Date: 11/1/1998
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Blackwell Publishers
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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