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In all the dark pages of the supernatural there is no more terrible tradition than that of the Vampire, a pariah even among demons. Foul are his ravages; gruesome and seemingly barbaric are the ancient and approved methods by which folk rid themselves of this hideous pest. The tradition is world-wide and of the greatest antiquity. How did it arise? How did it spread? Does it indeed contain some vestige of truth, some memory of savage practice, some trace of cannibalism or worse? These and similar problems inevitably suggested by a consideration of Vampirism in its various aspects are fully discussed in this work which may not unfairly claim to be the first serious and fully documented study of a subject that in its details is of absorbing interest, although the circumstances are of necessity macabre and ghastly in the highest degree. Included in this critical edition are the authoritative text, rare contextual and source materials, correspondence, illustrations, as well as Greek and Latin translations. A biographical note and chronology are also included.

"The Eucharist forms the very heart of Christian worship, so the entire question of the Church centers ultimately in the sacramental question as its inmost heart and core. Our view of the Lord''s Supper must ever condition and rule in the end our view of Christ''s person and the conception we form of the Church. It must influence at the same time, very materially, our whole system of theology, as well as all our ideas of ecclesiastical history..." -adapted from the PrefaceOne of the foundational works expressing the Mercersburg Theology, The Mystical Presence established Nevin as a controversial theologian that shook the Reformed tradition to its core. First published in 1846, Nevin''s intention was to return the American Reformed churches to a pure Calvinistic vision, less individualistic and more catholic than the faith had become in his time. The Mystical Presence is a Reformed tour de force on the theology of the Holy Eucharist, with profound implications for our understanding of the church.

This book presents the theological thought of Bishop Casimir F. Durand who has served as priest under Bishop Rene Vilatte and succeeded him as Ordinary of the Christian (Old) Catholic Church. He also knew Bishops Frederick Lloyd and Daniel Hinton when they were leaders of the American Catholic Church (A.C.C.) communion and became President after them. His testimony is helpful to understand the characteristics of North American Old Catholicism and its evolution towards Episcopal Independent/Community Churches inspired by Gallican ecclesiology and Anglican piety. A biographical sketch precedes the texts, and at the end of the book is an Appendix containing original documents of interest, such as the Catechism compiled by Bishop Lloyd in 1915 and the Official Statement on the A.C.C. made by Bishop Hinton in 1936.