Baptism, reconciliation and unity /
Kevin Roy ; foreword by George Beasley-Murray.
- Carlisle, Cumbria : Paternoster Press, 1997.
- x, 204 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction -- broken world and a healing God -- historical survey of baptismal differences and discussions -- Getting started -- Goal -- Three Perspectives -- Catholic perspective -- Baptist perspective -- Reformed perspective -- Strengths and Weaknesses -- need for understanding -- Strengths -- Weaknesses -- Neglected areas -- Developments in the Early Church - the historical question -- theological approach -- historical approach -- Areas of agreement -- Jeremias's interpretation -- Aland's interpretation -- Other possibilities? -- Developments and variations in the baptismal practices of the early church -- cultural factor -- Conclusions -- Baptism and Unity -- biblical emphasis on unity -- significance of Christian unity for baptism -- consequences of disunity and schism -- need for an environment conducive to fruitful dialogue -- Can we get closer? -- Truth, convictions and dialogue -- Two models of church relations -- Steps that credobaptist churches could take -- Steps that Reformed and other Protestant paedobaptist churches could take -- Steps that could be taken by churches holding to a Catholic and sacramental understanding of baptism -- Concluding remarks -- hierarchy of Truths? -- concept of a hierarchy of truths -- Primary and secondary aspects of Christian faith -- witness of the Old Testament -- witness of the New Testament -- Unitatis Redintegratio -- Summary -- Bridging the Waters that Divide -- Four congregations in the Cape Peninsular region -- Church union schemes involving Baptist denominations -- BEM document -- Concluding comments -- Towards a Model for Reconciliation -- Freedom of conscience and the diaconal nature of baptism -- Proposals -- practical model -- necessary model -- dynamic model -- Conclusion -- historical parallel -- Objections -- Liberal and conservative -- Summary -- future. Four congregations in the Cape Peninsular region -- section on Baptism from the Faith and Order Paper 'Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry' -- What do the people want? An analysis of empirical research. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. App. A. App. B. App. C.