Recovering the Evangelical Sacrament e-bog
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The subject of baptism continues to be of considerable interest--though it frequently appears within broader studies of sacraments, liturgy, worship, and ecumenical studies, and within confessional bounds: credobaptist or paedobaptist--yet it is rarely discussed by Evangelicals. This book, however, is neither an apologetic for credobaptism nor paedobaptism; rather Cross believes that, as practi...
E-bog
473,39 DKK
Forlag
Pickwick Publications
Udgivet
6 december 2012
Længde
420 sider
Genrer
Christian Churches, denominations, groups
Sprog
English
Format
pdf
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9781725248250
The subject of baptism continues to be of considerable interest--though it frequently appears within broader studies of sacraments, liturgy, worship, and ecumenical studies, and within confessional bounds: credobaptist or paedobaptist--yet it is rarely discussed by Evangelicals. This book, however, is neither an apologetic for credobaptism nor paedobaptism; rather Cross believes that, as practiced today, both forms are a departure from New Testament baptism, which, he maintains, was an integral part of becoming a Christian and part of the proclaimed gospel. He argues that the "e;one baptism"e; of Ephesians 4:5 is conversion-baptism and that the baptism referred to in the various New Testament strata refers to this "e;one baptism"e; (of Spirit and water). The study sets out the case for this interpretation and contends that in key passages "e;baptism"e; is an example of synecdoche. The case is then made for a sacramental interpretation of baptism from a thoroughgoing Evangelical perspective. Cross concludes with reflections on the necessity of baptismal reform and the relevance of a return to conversion-baptism for the contemporary church in a post-Christian, post-Christendom, mission setting.