The Law of the Eucharist

“In this volume we have a careful study of the positions of two ninth-century scholarly monks in the millennia-old debate over the ontological nature of the eucharistic elements. However, Gatgounis goes beyond comparing Radbert’s transubstantiation and Ratramn’s spiritual presence to trace their influence on the debate down the centuries to Continental and English Reformers.”


—Charles L. Echols, author of “Tell Me, O Muse”: The Song of Deborah (Judges 5) in the Light of Heroic Poetry





“Gatgounis provides readers with a clear, coherent, and concise study of one of the most significant sacramental debates of the Middle Ages. . . . Rather than a tedious study of an arcane and antiquated topic, readers are presented with an important study on the development of doctrine and the relevance of theology in every era, including our own.”


—Timothy J. Demy, Professor of Military Ethics, US Naval War College