| The Poisoned Chalice: Eucharistic Grape Juice and Common-Sense Realism in Victorian Methodism First Edition, Edition Contributor(s): Tait, Jennifer L. Woodruff (Author) |
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ISBN: 0817356975 ISBN-13: 9780817356972 Publisher: University Alabama Press OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Rituals & Practice - Sacraments - Religion | Christianity - Methodist - Religion | History |
| Dewey: 264.070 |
| Series: Religion and American Culture (University of Alabama) |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 9" (0.70 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Poisoned Chalice examines the introduction of grape juice into the celebration of Holy Communion in the late 19th century Methodist Episcopal Church and reveals how a 1,800-year-old practice of using fermented communion wine became theologically incomprehensible in a mere forty years. |