Eucharistic spirituality - a good resource
Book Review: Wesleyan Eucharistic Spirituality: Its Nature, Sources and Future . Lorna Lock-Nah Khoo. Adelaide: ATF Press, 2005. The Rev Dr Lorna Khoo, in her book, Wesleyan Eucharistic Spirituality , calls attention to an often overlooked characteristic of Methodist heritage. The revivals of 18th century England that gave rise to Methodism were both eucharistic and evangelical in nature (p1). While the earlier Reformers vainly sought to encourage frequent communion (p53), the Methodists flocked to the table. John Wesley, a tireless chronicler of the revival, noted that Methodists sometimes numbered over one thousand at the parish churches (p.1). Khoo observes how the Anglican clergy were “overwhelmed” by the flood of Methodists seeking communion. In a letter to his bishop, the vicar of Devlin quotes some Methodists who walked ten miles in order to have communion, and that they wished it could be more often (p1) This is a book about a particular form of spirituality. So it i...