A Body Broken for a Broken People - Softcover

Moloney, Francis J.

9780859248921: A Body Broken for a Broken People

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0859248925 ISBN 13: 9780859248921

Publisher: Harpercollins

In the light of the practice of Jesus own table and the Eucharistic practice of the early Church . . . is our contemporary Church still 'clasping sinners to her bosom'? Francis Moloney traces the basic traditions which record the words and actions of Jesus on the night before he died, when he celebrated a meal with his disciples. We discover that the early Church understood the Eucharist to be the place where people met the Lord despite their brokenness. Moloney challenges us to consider how welcome the broken are at the Eucharistic table in the contemporary Church.

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About the Author:

Francis J. Moloney, formerly dean of the School of Theology and Religious Studies at Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, currently resides in his native Australia and serves as provincial superior of the Salesians of Don Bosco for Australia and the Pacific region. He is the author of many books, including Mark: Storyteller, Interpreter, Evangelist and The Gospel of John: Text and Context.

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