Editing Consubstantiation

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'''Consubstantiation''' is a theological doctrine that (like [[Transubstantiation]]) attempts to describe the nature of the [[Christianity|Christian]] [[Eucharist]] in concrete [[metaphysics|metaphysical]] terms. It holds that during the [[sacrament]], the fundamental "''[[Substance theory|substance]]''" of the body and blood of [[Christ]] are present ''alongside'' the substance of the bread and wine, which remain present. The doctrine of consubstantiation is often held in contrast to the doctrine of [[transubstantiation]].

The doctrine of consubstantiation is erroneously identified as the eucharistic doctrine of [[Martin Luther]],<sup>[]</sup> who defined his doctrine as the [[sacramental union]].<sup>[]</sup> While some Lutherans believe in consubstantiation, others reject the concept because it substitutes what they believe to be the biblical doctrine with a philosophical construct and implies, in their view, a natural, local inclusion of the body and blood of Christ in the consecrated bread and wine of the eucharist.<sup>[]</sup>

==History and culture==
In [[England]] in the late 14th century, there was a political and religious movement known as [[Lollardy]]. Among much broader goals, the Lollards affirmed a form of consubstantiation—that the Eucharist remained physically bread and wine, while becoming spiritually the body and blood of Christ. Lollardy survived up until the time of the [[English Reformation]].

==See also==
*[[Eucharistic theologies contrasted]]
*[[Impanation]]
*[[Real Presence]]
*[[Sacramental union]]

== Footnotes and references ==

==External links==
* [http://www.lcms.org/ca/www/cyclopedia/02/display.asp?t1=C&word=CONSUBSTANTIATION Entry on "Consubstantiation" in the Christian Cyclopedia]

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