Louis Bouyer: 2 books
by Louis Bouyer
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2013
A French convert to Catholicism in 1939, Louis Bouyer is a renowned theologian who was an influential presence at Vatican II. His classic work, Introduction to the Spiritual Life—first published in English in 1961 and now brought back into print—provides readers with an inspiring and comprehensive...
Eucharist
Theology and Spirituality of the Eucharistic Prayer
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 1989
Eucharist is a detailed history of the Christian Eucharistic formularies. Bouyer gives a thorough analysis of the Jewish meal prayers, the berakoth, to which he traces the origins of the eucharistic rite, and ends with the recent addition of new eucharistic prayers to the Roman rite. He also includes...