{"product_id":"on-the-body-of-the-sr-albert-surmanski-9780813229584","title":"On the Body of the Lord","description":"Albert the Great wrote \u003ci\u003eOn the Body of the Lord\u003c\/i\u003e in the 1270s, making it his final work of sacramental theology. A companion volume to his commentary on the Mass, \u003ci\u003eOn the Body of the Lord\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive discussion of Eucharistic theology. The treatise is structured around six names for the Eucharist taken from the Mass: grace, gift, food, communion, sacrifice, and sacrament. It emerges from the liturgy and is intended to draw the reader back to worship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe overall movement of the treatise follows the order of God's wisdom. Albert begins by discussing the Eucharist as a gift flowing from the goodness of the Trinity. He touches on its relation to redemption and the Church, including a rigorous Aristotelian analysis of Eucharistic change and presence before ending with a discussion of Mass rubrics. The most significant theological emphasis is on the Eucharist as food given to feed the people of God. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe style varies to suit the content: certain sections are terse; others are devotional, allowing the reader to enter the saint's own prayer. Perhaps most characteristically Albertine is an extended meditation that compares the process of digestion to the incorporation of the Christian into the Body of Christ. The mixed style allows this work to integrate rigorous aspects of scholastic thought with a fervent love for God, making \u003ci\u003eOn the Body of the Lord\u003c\/i\u003e one of Albert's most human as well as one of his most beautiful works. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn the Body of the Lord\u003c\/i\u003e was well received, particularly in areas that came to be influenced by the \u003ci\u003edevotio moderna\u003c\/i\u003e. By 1484, three separate Latin editions had been printed, two of which were the inaugural works on new presses. In the following century the Protestant Reformation brought an end to its popularity. \u003ci\u003eOn the Body of the Lord\u003c\/i\u003e is here translated into English for the first time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sr. Albert Surmanski\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813229588\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813229584\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catholic University of America Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/31\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.30d","brand":"Sr. Albert Surmanski","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43926398566655,"sku":"9780813229584","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_f57bb91b-8410-4f50-adee-58047078ec41.jpg?v=1681082865","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-the-body-of-the-sr-albert-surmanski-9780813229584","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}