Memorialism

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Memorialism is a Christian theological view of the Eucharist that understands the bread and wine purely as symbolic reminders of Christ’s sacrifice rather than as elements that become or contain his real presence.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theological view ⓘ
Eucharistic theology ⓘ
doctrine ⓘ
affirms bread and wine are memorials of Christ’s sacrifice ⓘ
bread and wine are symbolic ⓘ
aimsToProtect uniqueness of Christ’s once-for-all sacrifice ⓘ
associatedWith Ulrich Zwingli ⓘ
linked to: Huldrych Zwingli
basedOn interpretation of the words of institution as figurative ⓘ
interpretation of “This is my body” as “This represents my body” ⓘ
category Protestant theology ⓘ
sacramental theology ⓘ
contrastsWith Eastern Orthodox Eucharistic theology ⓘ
linked to: Byzantine theology

Lutheran Eucharistic theology ⓘ
Roman Catholic Eucharistic theology ⓘ
linked to: Transubstantiation
critiquedBy Lutheran theologians ⓘ
Reformed theologians who hold to spiritual real presence ⓘ
Roman Catholic theologians ⓘ
denies consubstantiation ⓘ
real presence of Christ in the Eucharistic elements ⓘ
transubstantiation ⓘ
developedInCentury 16th century ⓘ
emphasizes commemorative character of the Lord’s Supper ⓘ
remembrance of Christ’s death ⓘ
subjective faith response of the communicant ⓘ
focusesOn historical event of Christ’s crucifixion ⓘ
hasDoctrinalFocus Eucharist ⓘ
linked to: Holy Eucharist
heldBy many Reformed churches ⓘ
some Baptist churches ⓘ
some non-denominational evangelical churches ⓘ
influencedBy humanist biblical exegesis of the Reformation era ⓘ
interpretsPhrase “Do this in remembrance of me” as central command ⓘ
liturgicalImplication focus on preaching and remembrance rather than sacrificial offering ⓘ
minimizes sacramental efficacy of the elements themselves ⓘ
opposes view of Eucharist as propitiatory sacrifice ⓘ
originatedIn Swiss Reformation ⓘ
rejects change of substance in the elements ⓘ
local corporeal presence of Christ in the elements ⓘ
relatedConcept Zwinglian view of the Lord’s Supper ⓘ
scripturalBasis 1 Corinthians 11:24–25 ⓘ
Luke 22:19 ⓘ
teaches Eucharist is a sign rather than a means of conveying Christ’s bodily presence ⓘ
no ontological change occurs in bread and wine ⓘ
understandsEucharisticBenefitAs primarily commemorative and didactic ⓘ
understandsPresenceAs spiritual presence to faith rather than in the elements ⓘ
viewsEucharistAs act of obedience ⓘ
ordinance ⓘ
public proclamation of Christ’s death ⓘ

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Consubstantiation → contrastsWith → Memorialism ⓘ