Baptism, reconciliation and unity / Kevin Roy ; foreword by George Beasley-Murray.
By: Roy, Kevin.
Material type: BookPublisher: Carlisle, Cumbria : Paternoster Press, 1997Description: x, 204 p. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 0853648158.Subject(s): BaptismDDC classification: 234.161Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Books | Byang Kato Research Library | BV811.2 .R69 1997 (Browse shelf) | Available | 001035477 |
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Introduction -- broken world and a healing God -- historical survey of baptismal differences and discussions -- Getting started -- Goal -- 2. Three Perspectives -- Catholic perspective -- Baptist perspective -- Reformed perspective -- 3. Strengths and Weaknesses -- need for understanding -- Strengths -- Weaknesses -- Neglected areas -- 4. 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 -- 5. 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 -- 6. 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 -- 7. 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 -- 8. Bridging the Waters that Divide -- Four congregations in the Cape Peninsular region -- Church union schemes involving Baptist denominations -- BEM document -- Concluding comments -- 9. Towards a Model for Reconciliation -- Freedom of conscience and the diaconal nature of baptism -- Proposals -- practical model -- necessary model -- dynamic model -- 10. Conclusion -- historical parallel -- Objections -- Liberal and conservative -- Summary -- future. App. A. Four congregations in the Cape Peninsular region -- App. B. section on Baptism from the Faith and Order Paper 'Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry' -- App. C. What do the people want? An analysis of empirical research.
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