The Rites of Christian Initiation: Their Evolution and InterpretationLiturgical Press, 2007 - 487 pages Originally published in 1999, The Rites of Christian Initiation was hailed for its clarity and comprehensiveness. Kilian McDonnell, OSB, called it "the best overall treatment of Christian initiation available," and Paul Bradshaw predicted it would be the standard textbook on the subject for very many years to come." The current edition draws on new translations of early texts on baptism as well as recent scholarship on the early traditions in the East and West. It is sure to replace itself as the new standard reference on the rites of Christian initiation. Maxwell E. Johnson's expanded and revised text provides a more complete view of the history and interpretation of the rites in the Eastern Church, including two chapters that explore the pre-Nicene Eastern and Western traditions in detail. Revisiting the theology of baptism, this edition also provides more nuanced positions on the Eastern and Western traditions. Finally, recent liturgical developments in American Protestant churches, particularly Lutheran, as well as the ongoing development of the RCIA and confirmation practices of Catholics, made it necessary to revisit the place and meaning of these rites in the church today. |
Table des matières
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Christian Initiation in the Prenicene East | 41 |
Christian Initiation in the Prenicene West | 83 |
Initiation in the Christian East During the Fourth and Fifth Centuries | 115 |
Baptismal Preparation and the Origins of Lent | 201 |
Christian Initiation in the Middle Ages | 219 |
The Rites of Initiation in the Christian East | 269 |
Christian Initiation in the Protestant and Catholic Reforms of the Sixteenth Century | 309 |
Christian Initiation in the Churches Today | 375 |
Back Home to the Font The Place of a Baptismal Spirituality and Its Implications in a Displaced World | 451 |
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Initiation in the Christian West During the Fourth and Fifth Centuries | 159 |
Autres éditions - Tout afficher
The Rites of Christian Initiation: Their Evolution and Interpretation Maxwell E. Johnson Aucun aperçu disponible - 1999 |
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Fréquemment cités
Page xxiv - Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
Page 12 - How GoD anointed JESUS of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power; who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil, for GoD was with him.
Page 18 - And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
Page 13 - Spirit descended upon him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, "You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.
Page 12 - Lord of all) , the word which was proclaimed throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism which John preached: how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power; how he went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.