A gift of presence : the theology and poetry of the Eucharist in Thomas Aquinas / Jan-Heiner Tuck ; translated by Scott G. Hefelfinger ; foreword by Bruce D. Marshall.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Intro; Contents; Foreword by Bruce D. Marshall; Translator's Preface; Author's Preface to the Third Edition; Author's Preface to the First Edition; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part A. Systematic Reconstruction: The Eucharistic Theology of the Summa theologiae; 1. Preliminaries; 2. ""Hoc est corpus meum"": The Transformation of the Gifts; 3. ""Quod pro vobis tradetur"": The Passion of Christ and Its Representative Realization in the Celebration of the Eucharist; Part B. The Poetic Distillation of Eucharistic Theology in the Hymns; 4. Preliminaries.

5. The Mystery of Eucharistic Conversion: The Hymn Pange lingua gloriosi6. A Poetic Theology of Gift: The Hymns Sacris solemniis and Verbum supernum; 7. Commemoration-Making-Present-Expectation: The Sequence Lauda Sion; 8. Hidden Presence and Contemplative Adoration: The Hymn Adoro te devote; 9. Summary: The Poetic Distillation of Eucharistic Theology in the Hymns; Part C. Eucharistic Passages; 10. An Interim Reflection: Epochal Forms of Eucharistic Theology; 11. The Self-Gift of Jesus Christ in the Signs of Bread and Wine; 12. Eucharistic Passages; Bibliography; Index.

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