Mysterium Wasser: Eine Religionsgeschichte Zum Wasser in Antike Und Christentum [German]

by Robert Wolf

English summary: The starting point of this study is the question of the meaning of Christian baptism. There are opposing views: On the one hand Christians interpret baptism as a sign of a spiritual event that is neither caused by the rite, nor necessarily happening during it, but simply pointing to that spiritual event. On the other hand Christians understand baptism - especially with regard to infant baptism - as a sacrament, the effect...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: German
• ISBN: 3899711521
• ISBN13: 9783899711523
• Release Date: December 2004
• Publisher: V&R Unipress
• Length: 367 Pages