The Mystery of Baptism in the Anglican Tradition

By Kenneth Stevenson

Book Overview

As today's church re-examines the theology of baptism, the appropriateness of the rite and its relevance to a secular society we realise that the wisdom of the great seventeenth-century divines still has a vital significance today.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853111988
• ISBN13: 9781853111983
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Canterbury Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

One of the best discussions on Baptism

Kenneth Stevenson performs a real service here as he discusses seven different approaches to baptism in the early Anglican tradition. William Perkins, Richard Hooker, Lancelot Andrewes, George Herbert, Jeremy Taylor, John Bramhall, Simon Patrick, Herbert Thorndike are all briefly discussed. Stevenson isn't afraid to point out strengths and weaknesses in their respective approaches. Stevenson himself seems to grapple with the question of how one baptism is related to regeneration.