Here are my results from the Eucharistic Theology quiz that’s been going around:

You scored as a Luther
You are Martin Luther. You’ll stick with the words of Scripture, and defend this with earthy expressions. You believe this is a necessary consequence of an orthodox Christology. You believe that the bread and wine are the Body and Blood of Christ, but aren’t too sure about where he goes after the meal, and so you don’t accept reservation of the Blessed Sacrament or Eucharistic devotions.

Luther: 81%
Orthodox: 69%
Catholic: 63%
Calvin: 50%
Zwingli: 50%
Unitarian: 0%

The main thing I learned from this is that I don’t have particularly strong or well-formed views on what happens in the Eucharist – I believe Jesus is really present and that we’re united to him by partaking, but I’m happy to leave the metaphysics of it a mystery. Oh, and I also learned that whoever made this quiz really doesn’t like Unitarians.

I’m also not necessarily opposed to Eucharistic devotions. The Reformers were probably right to oppose them if they were being used as a substitute for frequent reception of the sacrament among the laity. But in churches where communion is frequent (and perhaps even too casual at times) they could potentially be powerful reminders of the presence of Christ in the Sacrament. I found the one Benediction service I attended very effective in this respect .