Infant Dedication in the Early Church: Texts, Commentary, and Present-Day Application
This article argues that, in addition to infant baptism, the early Church practised infant dedication and subsequent enrolment into the catechumenate as a way of incorporating children who were born to Christian parents into the church. The first section presents cases of children who were born to C...
| Published in: | Journal of European Baptist Studies |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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International Baptist Theological Study Centre
2022
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| In: |
Journal of European Baptist Studies
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Unbaptized child
/ Catechumenate
/ Church fathers
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity RF Christian education; catechetics |
| Further subjects: | B
paedobaptism
B Baptism B credobaptism B Infant dedication B Ecumenism B catechumenate |
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| Summary: | This article argues that, in addition to infant baptism, the early Church practised infant dedication and subsequent enrolment into the catechumenate as a way of incorporating children who were born to Christian parents into the church. The first section presents cases of children who were born to Christian parents and yet who were not baptised as infants. The second section provides texts and commentary regarding infant dedication and/or enrolment into the catechumenate. The third section discusses how this evidence might be applied to our current church setting. |
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| ISSN: | 1804-6444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of European Baptist Studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.25782/jebs.v22i2.1064 |