Consubstantiation
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Consubstantiation is a Christian theological doctrine, often linked with some Protestant traditions, that holds Christ’s body and blood to be present alongside the unchanged bread and wine in the Eucharist.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Consubstantiation canonical | 1 |
| Real Presence | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian theological doctrine
ⓘ
Eucharistic theology ⓘ doctrine about the Real Presence ⓘ |
| affirms |
Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist
ⓘ
continued physical reality of bread and wine ⓘ |
| aimsToPreserve |
continuity of bread and wine as signs
ⓘ
literal words of institution ‘This is my body’ ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Memorialism
ⓘ
Symbolic Eucharistic theology ⓘ Transubstantiation ⓘ |
| denies | annihilation of the substance of bread and wine ⓘ |
| differsFrom |
Roman Catholic doctrine of Transubstantiation
ⓘ
view that the substance of bread and wine is changed ⓘ |
| etymology | from Latin ‘con-’ (with) and ‘substantia’ (substance) ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeDescription | doctrine that Christ’s body and blood coexist with bread and wine ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext | Reformation-era Eucharistic controversies ⓘ |
| hasKeyTerm |
Eucharistic elements
ⓘ
presence ⓘ substance ⓘ |
| hasMainConcept | Christ’s body and blood are present with bread and wine in the Eucharist ⓘ |
| hasViewOn |
metaphysical status of bread and wine
ⓘ
mode of Christ’s presence in the sacrament ⓘ |
| isCharacterizedAs | presence of Christ ‘with, in, and under’ the elements (in some descriptions) ⓘ |
| isCriticizedFor |
implying a local, physical presence of Christ in the elements
ⓘ
philosophical difficulties about two substances in one place ⓘ |
| isDiscussedIn |
ecumenical dialogues on the Eucharist
ⓘ
sacramental theology ⓘ systematic theology ⓘ |
| isDistinguishedFrom | Lutheran ‘sacramental union’ in confessional documents ⓘ |
| isEvaluatedBy | many theologians as an inadequate description of Lutheran teaching ⓘ |
| isOftenAssociatedWith |
Lutheranism (in popular description)
ⓘ
some Protestant traditions ⓘ |
| isOftenRejectedBy |
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
official Lutheran theology ⓘ |
| isReferencedIn |
Eucharistic doctrinal summaries
ⓘ
theological encyclopedias ⓘ |
| isSometimesClassifiedAs |
concomitance theory of presence
ⓘ
impanation-type theory ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
debates between Catholic and Protestant theologians
ⓘ
philosophical discussions about substance and accidents ⓘ |
| languageOrigin | Latin ⓘ |
| relatesTo |
Holy Eucharist
ⓘ
surface form:
Eucharist
Holy Eucharist ⓘ
surface form:
Holy Communion
Last Supper ⓘ
surface form:
Lord’s Supper
|
| teaches |
Christ’s body and blood are present alongside the unchanged elements
ⓘ
Christ’s body and blood are truly present in the Lord’s Supper ⓘ bread and wine remain bread and wine after consecration ⓘ |
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Subject: Consubstantiation Description of subject: Consubstantiation is a Christian theological doctrine, often linked with some Protestant traditions, that holds Christ’s body and blood to be present alongside the unchanged bread and wine in the Eucharist.
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Real Presence