The Lord’s Supper: Eternal Word in Broken Bread

Written by Robert Letham Reviewed By Daniel Strange

In the introduction to this little book, Letham observes that whereas in the past the Lord’s Supper was the ‘litmus test that defined a man’s religion’, today it is often seen as an optional extra. This ‘tragic neglect’, Letham seeks to rectify. After outlining the biblical foundations of the Lord’s Supper, Letham describes the historic Reformed view of communion as real spiritual presence, classically expounded by Calvin and The Westminster Standards, in contrast to other views in Church history: physical presence (transubstantiation and consubstantiation) and real absence (memorialism). A final chapter deals with some practical issues: the elements, the issue of paedo-Communion and the frequency of the Lord’s Supper. This is a clear and concise contemporary introduction on a subject that is still not often written about.


Daniel Strange

Daniel Strange is director of Crosslands Forum, a centre for cultural engagement and missional innovation, and contributing editor of Themelios. He is a fellow of The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics.