Alexander Jolly’s Christian Sacrifice in the Eucharist

Rev. Dr. David N. Greenwood is Research Fellow at University of St. Andrews and former Rector of Christ Church, Kincardine O’Neil. He is an expert on the Eucharist and Christian Liturgy. He is also a Classicist and has published 16 articles and two books with Cornell UP and The Cambridge Philological Society.

• Table of ContentsIntroduction to the New Edition: Recovering A Native Scottish Eucharistic TheologyDavid Neal GreenwoodPart I. Context1. The Life of Alexander JollyA. Emsley Nimmo2. Bishop Alexander Jolly’s Exposition of the Eucharistic Doctrine of the Scottish Liturgy of 1764W. Douglas Kornahrens3. Jolly, Vincentius, and the Patristic TraditionDavid Neal GreenwoodPart 2. TextPrefaceChapter 1. The Sacrifice of the Death of ChristChapter 2. The Divine Service by SacrificeChapter 3. The Sacrifice of AtonementChapter 4. Restoration of Eucharistic Sacrifice in the Church of EnglandChapter 5. Offering and Receiving of the Christian SacrificeChapter 6. Preparation for CommunionAppendix. Jolly’s Liturgical TextsReferencesIndex

This important contribution to eucharistic theology restores Alexander Jolly as a key thinker whose deep engagement with Patristic thought led to an articulate and profound exposition of the Eucharist as commemorative material sacrifice. It will be essential reading for scholars, priests, and engaged laypeople in the Scottish Episcopal tradition.