Eucharist, Synodality, and Ethics: Making Connections
The central premise of this article is that synodality ought to be grounded in the Eucharist. The author explores the implications of this claim in the areas of ecclesiology and ethics. On the side of ecclesiology, the author argues that the Eucharist is the ritual and theological center of a synoda...
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| description | The central premise of this article is that synodality ought to be grounded in the Eucharist. The author explores the implications of this claim in the areas of ecclesiology and ethics. On the side of ecclesiology, the author argues that the Eucharist is the ritual and theological center of a synodal church. In the context of its own life, considered not only at an abstract theological level but at a practical and political level as well, the church cannot be synodal if it is not attentive to its Eucharistic origins. Synodality is the key in which communion is realized. The author discusses this idea in the context of the Eucharist Revival in the United States and in connection to baptism and the ecclesiology of the People of God. On the side of ethics, the author develops an account of synodality as a virtue. Synodality is the virtue that shapes the church and its members in order to realize communion. Its object is the right use of power. An ethics of synodality, the author argues, entails both reform in the church itself and a commitment on the part of the church and its members to a politics of the universal common good and the building of a just social order. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8ed5d1ffcd6946d78a6d8f6188ae119e2023-11-24T15:03:48ZengMDPI AGReligions2077-14442023-11-011411137910.3390/rel14111379Eucharist, Synodality, and Ethics: Making ConnectionsXavier M. Montecel0Theology Department, St. Mary’s University, One Camino Santa Maria, San Antonio, TX 78230, USAThe central premise of this article is that synodality ought to be grounded in the Eucharist. The author explores the implications of this claim in the areas of ecclesiology and ethics. On the side of ecclesiology, the author argues that the Eucharist is the ritual and theological center of a synodal church. In the context of its own life, considered not only at an abstract theological level but at a practical and political level as well, the church cannot be synodal if it is not attentive to its Eucharistic origins. Synodality is the key in which communion is realized. The author discusses this idea in the context of the Eucharist Revival in the United States and in connection to baptism and the ecclesiology of the People of God. On the side of ethics, the author develops an account of synodality as a virtue. Synodality is the virtue that shapes the church and its members in order to realize communion. Its object is the right use of power. An ethics of synodality, the author argues, entails both reform in the church itself and a commitment on the part of the church and its members to a politics of the universal common good and the building of a just social order.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/14/11/1379synodalitysynodaleucharistethicsvirtueecclesiology |
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