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.

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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.

Referenced by (2)

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Holy Eucharist associatedDoctrine Consubstantiation
Last Supper associatedDoctrine Consubstantiation
this entity surface form: Real Presence