What began as a need for two of us to find a textbook that would contextualize the long and contested history of Anglican eucharistic theology for MDiv students, the project began expanding as a third proposed presenting a collection of essays to Bishop George Wayne Smith on his retirement from the Diocese of Missouri. Realizing that this project would be a lot more fun with more people involved, an invitation to theologians in the Diocese of Missouri and surrounding Dioceses filled out our number.