RT Article
T1 New directions in adult baptism: Baptism in a secular culture
JF Theology
VO 121
IS 6
SP 430
OP 436
A1 Carswell, W. John
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1665327235
AB In this article I argue that the rise of secular culture demands a new approach to baptism, especially the baptism of adult converts for whom the claims of Christianity may be entirely unfamiliar and who will in consequence need extensive preparation to make the sacrament sensible and the Christian life meaningful. Towards that end, I review work done on the subject in the Church of Scotland and commend the Roman Catholic Rites of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA) as a model for the development of a full catechumenate.
K1 Church of Scotland
K1 RCIA
K1 adult baptism
K1 Baptism
K1 catechumenate
K1 convert baptism
K1 Secular Culture
DO 10.1177/0040571X18794142