“With the exception of typology, the mystical sense is largely ignored by Protestantism. “
Actually, I find myself agreeing with most of your post. There is very little in it that bothers me. The disconnect, of course, is that you yourself do not apply it. When Augustine, in one breath, speaks of the typology of the “sacrament of the Holy Spirit,” and then in the next breath speaks of the typology of the “sacrament of the Eucharist,” and even explicitly tells us that his phrases “the bread is the body of Christ” is no different than his other symbolic language (and compares the symbology of both), I fail to see in your post an explanation of why we should think he was only kidding.
As for “Biblical literacy.” I think the correct phrase is “literacy” in general, as none of your teachings actually exist in the scripture. In fact, your entire theology on the Eucharist is built on a few lines in scripture that conclude with the reason: “Do this to remember me.” And from this, you have imagined complicated systems to explain how “do this to remember me” actually means “do this as a rite of the Roman Catholic Church to secure for yourself eternal life.”
It is not my theology, it is Christianity as taught by Jesus, the Apostles, St. Paul and 100% of the Early Church Fathers. The Eucharist has been an integral part of Christianity since the beginning and will continue to be so long after Protestantism joins Adoptionism, Albigensism, Antinomianism, Apollinarism, Arianism, Audianism, Bogomilism, Catharism, Circumcellionism, Docetism, Donatism, Ebionitism, Euchitism, Eutychianism, Fraticellism, Febronianism, Free Spiritism, Gallicanism, Gnosticism, Henricianism, Iconoclasm, Jansenism, Josephinism, Luciferianism, Manichaeism, Marcionism, Melchisedechianism, Messalianism, Monarchianism, Montanism, Monothelitism, Naassenes, Ophitesism, Patripassianism, Paulicianism, Pelagianism, Pneumatomacianism, Priscillianism, Psilanthropism, Sabellianism, Semipelagianism, Sethian, Valentianism, and Waldensianism on the trash pile of failed and forgotten heresies.
Peace be with you