The Role of Baptism in Christian Identity Formation

The construction of one’s identity in late modernity is sometimes viewed as a project of the autonomous self in which one’s identity may shift or change over the course of one’s existence and development. For the Christian, however, one’s identity is both a divine gift, and a task of ecclesial forma...

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Main Author: O’Neil, Michael D. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: MDPI 2024
In: Religions
Year: 2024, Volume: 15, Issue: 4
Further subjects:B Social Identity Theory
B Baptism
B Christian formation
B conversion–initiation
B Identity
B Christian Identity
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