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Torture and Eucharist

by William T. Cavanaugh · 1991

Challenges in Contemporary Theology series

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In this engrossing analysis, Cavanaugh contends that the Eucharist is the Church's response to the use of torture as a social discipline.

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politicspoliticsMore like thisLess of thishistoryhistoryMore like thisLess of this
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religionreligionMore like thisLess of thisChristianChristianMore like thisLess of thismoralitymoralityMore like thisLess of thissocial issuessocial issuesMore like thisLess of this
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20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisChileChileMore like thisLess of thiscollegecollegeMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 304 pages

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