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050		4	_aBV811.2 _b.R69 1997
082	0	4	_a234.161 _221
100	1		_aRoy, Kevin.
245	1	0	_aBaptism, reconciliation and unity / _cKevin Roy ; foreword by George Beasley-Murray.
260			_aCarlisle, Cumbria : _bPaternoster Press, _c1997.
300			_ax, 204 p. ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505	0	0	_g1. _tIntroduction -- _tbroken world and a healing God -- _thistorical survey of baptismal differences and discussions -- _tGetting started -- _tGoal -- _g2. _tThree Perspectives -- _tCatholic perspective -- _tBaptist perspective -- _tReformed perspective -- _g3. _tStrengths and Weaknesses -- _tneed for understanding -- _tStrengths -- _tWeaknesses -- _tNeglected areas -- _g4. _tDevelopments in the Early Church - the historical question -- _ttheological approach -- _thistorical approach -- _tAreas of agreement -- _tJeremias's interpretation -- _tAland's interpretation -- _tOther possibilities? -- _tDevelopments and variations in the baptismal practices of the early church -- _tcultural factor -- _tConclusions -- _g5. _tBaptism and Unity -- _tbiblical emphasis on unity -- _tsignificance of Christian unity for baptism -- _tconsequences of disunity and schism -- _tneed for an environment conducive to fruitful dialogue -- _g6. _tCan we get closer? -- _tTruth, convictions and dialogue -- _tTwo models of church relations -- _tSteps that credobaptist churches could take -- _tSteps that Reformed and other Protestant paedobaptist churches could take -- _tSteps that could be taken by churches holding to a Catholic and sacramental understanding of baptism -- _tConcluding remarks -- _g7. _thierarchy of Truths? -- _tconcept of a hierarchy of truths -- _tPrimary and secondary aspects of Christian faith -- _twitness of the Old Testament -- _twitness of the New Testament -- _tUnitatis Redintegratio -- _tSummary -- _g8. _tBridging the Waters that Divide -- _tFour congregations in the Cape Peninsular region -- _tChurch union schemes involving Baptist denominations -- _tBEM document -- _tConcluding comments -- _g9. _tTowards a Model for Reconciliation -- _tFreedom of conscience and the diaconal nature of baptism -- _tProposals -- _tpractical model -- _tnecessary model -- _tdynamic model -- _g10. _tConclusion -- _thistorical parallel -- _tObjections -- _tLiberal and conservative -- _tSummary -- _tfuture. _gApp. A. _tFour congregations in the Cape Peninsular region -- _gApp. B. _tsection on Baptism from the Faith and Order Paper 'Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry' -- _gApp. C. _tWhat do the people want? An analysis of empirical research.
650		0	_aBaptism.
910			_a2002295 _bHorizon bib#
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942			_cBooks