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John Murcko's avatar

Hey Tim, I'd recommend taking a look at a famous 9th century argument over the Eucharist between Paschasius Radbertus and Ratramnus. They tussled over what it meant for Christ to be present in the Eucharist, whether it was metaphor or literal.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paschasius_Radbertus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ratramnus

I'd also recommend the thoughts of St. Ambrose, St. Augustine's teacher.

Full text of "On the Mysteries":

https://www.google.com/books/edition/St_Ambrose_On_the_Mysteries/goLYAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0

Summary:

https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/3405.htm

Looking forward to the next entry!

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Tim Courtney's avatar

Awesome! I very much appreciate all these sources. I will check them out ASAP

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