The rites of Christian initiation : their evolution and interpretation / Maxwell E. Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Maxwell E., 1952-

Contributor:

Charlton Yarnall Fund.

Yarnall Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Initiation rites--Religious aspects--Christianity--History of doctrines.

Initiation rites.

Initiation rites--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 487 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

Revised and expanded edition, [Second edition].

Place of Publication:

Collegeville, Minn. : Liturgical Press, [2007]

Summary:

Originally published in 1999, The Rites of Christian Initiation was hailed for its clarity and comprehensiveness. Kilian McDonnell, O.S.B., called it "the best overall treatment of Christian initiation available," and Paul Bradshaw predicted it would be "the standard textbook on the subject for very many years to come." This new edition draws on new translations of early texts on baptism as well as recent scholarship on the early traditions in the East and West. It is sure to replace itself as the new standard reference on the rites of Christian initiation.

Maxwell E. Johnson's expanded and revised text provides a more complete view of the history and interpretation of the rites in the Eastern Church, including two chapters that explore the pre-Nicene Eastern and Western traditions in detail. Revisiting the theology of baptism, this edition also provides more nuanced positions on the Eastern and Western traditions. Finally, recent liturgical developments in American Protestant churches, particularly Lutheran, as well as the ongoing development of the RCIA and confirmation practices of Catholics, made it necessary to revisit the place and meaning of these rites in the church today.

Contents:

The origins of the rites of Christian initiation

Christian initiation in the Pre-Nicene East

Christian initiation in the Pre-Nicene West

Initiation in the Christian East during the fourth and fifth centuries

Initiation in the Christian West during the fourth and fifth centuries

Excursus : baptismal preparation and the origins of Lent

Christian initiation in the Middle Ages

The rites of initiation in the Christian East

Christian initiation in the Protestant and Catholic reforms of the sixteenth century

Christian initiation in the churches today

Back home to the font : the place of a baptismal spirituality and its implications in a displaced world.

Notes:

"A Pueblo book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Charlton Yarnall Fund.

ISBN:

0814662153

9780814662151

OCLC:

123485489

Publisher Number:

99948235921