Reinterpreting the Eucharist

<p>The Eucharist continues to be central to contemporary Christian religious tradition and to be the focus for a wide range of assumptions and disputes. Chief amongst these disputes is the role of women in the theology and the ritual of the Eucharist.<i>Reinterpreting the Eucharist </i>brings together a diverse range of voices with each using their own marginalized experience to explore other ways – indigenous culture medieval and contemporary art social history and environmental ethics – of engaging with the Eucharist. Presenting new forms of theological and ethical engagement the book responds to the challenge of reconsidering the meaning of the Eucharist today.</p>