Eucharist

The Eucharist: Mystery of Presence, Sacrifice, and Communion by Lawrence Feingold, 607 pages

Lawrence Feingold's The Eucharist is a comprehensive exploration of Church teaching on the nature and significance of the Blessed Sacrament, from its Old Testament types through the patristic age and medieval and modern developments.  In this narrative, all development occurs only so that what was held from the beginning may be more perfectly affirmed and understood, and a side effect of this is that deviations from orthodoxy are highlighted by their discontinuity.  Although the book was designed for use as a theology textbook, complete with study questions at the end of each chapter, it is well-written enough to captivate casual readers, drawing us deeper into the sacred mysteries.