EARLY REFORMATION ERA AND RECEPTIONISM: A CONTEMPORARY PASTORAL DIMENSION

Abstract

Receptionism is an Anglican Eucharistic theological understanding that the bread and wine are unchanged during the prayer of consecration, and the faithful communicant receives the Body and Blood of Christ together with them. Though this was one of the dominant theological understandings of the Anglican Reformation Era, its importance seemed to have diminished later. Considering the dominant Anglican eucharistic theological understandings of the times, this article looks at the relevance of receptionism in today’s world in light of the articles in the American Episcopal - Book of Common Prayer, emphasising its pastoral relevance.