Baptism in a Secular Age
In the Western world, the cultural conditions for interpreting and practicing baptism have changed radically in recent decades. An increasing level of religious plurality is one cultural trend that the theology of baptism must take seriously. One option for responding to this challenge is to interpr...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2017]
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Dialog
Year: 2017, Volume: 56, Issue: 3, Pages: 251-259 |
| IxTheo Classification: | AB Philosophy of religion; criticism of religion; atheism CC Christianity and Non-Christian religion; Inter-religious relations CH Christianity and Society KDD Protestant Church NBP Sacramentology; sacraments |
| Further subjects: | B
Baptism
B Secularity B Trinity B Plurality B Contextual Theology |
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| Summary: | In the Western world, the cultural conditions for interpreting and practicing baptism have changed radically in recent decades. An increasing level of religious plurality is one cultural trend that the theology of baptism must take seriously. One option for responding to this challenge is to interpret baptism as a rite of drastic communal transition whereby one enters into the church and leaves the worldwith all its pluralitybehind. Another option is to view baptism as a rite that, by bringing us into the church's fellowship with God in Christ, draws us into communion with all living creatures and calls upon us to engage in openness toward others. |
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| ISSN: | 1540-6385 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Dialog
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/dial.12336 |