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The Rediscovery of the Meaning of Baptism—Its Contribution to a Public Theology

In: Journal of Reformed Theology
Author:
Martien Brinkman Professor of Intercultural Theology, VU University Amsterdam

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01 Jan 2008
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Abstract

In this contribution, I emphasize the potential public—and here that means 'societal'—impact of one of the main sacraments of the church; namely, the sacrament of baptism. I shall focus especially on the ethical implications of the sacrament of baptism as a sacrament that marks the transition to a new way of life. The thesis to be elaborated is that the sacrament of baptism, including its doctrine of original sin and its expectation of the kingdom of God, comprises the indispensable framework of a sound public theology understood as a theology of societal renewal.

Title:
The Rediscovery of the Meaning of Baptism—Its Contribution to a Public Theology
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/156973108X333759
Language:
English
Pages:
266–274
Keywords:
AND RENEWAL; KINGDOM OF GOD; ORIGINAL SIN; BAPTISM; PUBLIC THEOLOGY
In:
Journal of Reformed Theology
In:
Volume 2: Issue 3
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
1569-7312
Print ISSN:
1872-5163
Subjects:
General, Theology and World Christianity, History of Religion, Religious Studies

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