Living Water, Sealing Spirit: Readings on Christian Initiation

by Aidan Kavanagh

Book Overview

Now that further research into the various rites of Christian initiation has challenged traditional assumptions, it is time to rewrite the textbooks. The ritual structure, specific detail, prayer content, and theology within the various rites indicate significant differences, ones that cannot be forced to fit the single, normative" Western model that has been advanced. These essays for seminary or graduate-level courses recognize the richness of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814661408
• ISBN13: 9780814661406
• Release Date: March 1995
• Publisher: Liturgical Press
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.2"