Abstract
If any early Christian thinker or Apostolic Father is associated with
the Eucharist, it is surely Ignatius of Antioch. THus, many contemporary
models of Eucharistic ecclesiology and communio theology owe a great
deal to his letters. THe Eucharist is obviously a liturgy of prayer, and, as
an ongoing practice of communion, it aims at the performance of being
Church, that is, of being in communion with God and with each other
through being in Christ. Given these considerations, the Eucharist and
participation in it are a logical place to look for the interrelationship
between prayer and mystagogy in the work of Ignatius of Antioch. My
question will be: ‘What is the mystagogical role of participation in the
Eucharist, understood as a practice of embodied prayer, in the letters of
Ignatius of Antioch?’
the Eucharist, it is surely Ignatius of Antioch. THus, many contemporary
models of Eucharistic ecclesiology and communio theology owe a great
deal to his letters. THe Eucharist is obviously a liturgy of prayer, and, as
an ongoing practice of communion, it aims at the performance of being
Church, that is, of being in communion with God and with each other
through being in Christ. Given these considerations, the Eucharist and
participation in it are a logical place to look for the interrelationship
between prayer and mystagogy in the work of Ignatius of Antioch. My
question will be: ‘What is the mystagogical role of participation in the
Eucharist, understood as a practice of embodied prayer, in the letters of
Ignatius of Antioch?’
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Prayer and the Transformation of the Self in Early Christian Mystagogy |
| Editors | Hans van Loon, Giselle de Nie, Michiel op de Coul, Peter van Egmond |
| Place of Publication | Leuven |
| Publisher | Peeters Publishers |
| Pages | 81-92 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-90-429-3611-9 |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
Keywords
- Prayer
- Eucharist
- Mystagogy
- Leadership
- Spirituality
- Ignatius of Antioch