Baptism


The Sacrament of Baptism Catechism of the Catholic Church

Instruction on Infant Baptism 1980 instruction from the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Baptism as the Model for a Sacramental Aesthetic By Louis Weil in Anglican Theological Review, Spring 2010

The Redeemed Life: Baptism & Resurrection in the Early Church By Kevin Madigan in Commonweal, Feb 27, 2009

Did the Apostolic Church Baptise Babies? A Seismological Approach By Anthony N. S. Lane, London School of Theology, in Tyndale Bulletin, 2004

The Foundation, Value and Meaning of Baptism in the New Testament By Jonanda Groenewald, Department of New Testament Studies, University of Pretoria, in HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies, 2003

Baptism and Holy Wisdom A homily preached by J. Frank Henderson on the feast of the Baptism of Christ, January 7, 2001

The Baptism of Tears: The Two Baptisms of St. Symeon the New Theologian By Gene Mills in Quodlibet Online Journal of Christian Theology and Philosophy, Summer 2001

Ecclesiological and Ecumenical Implications of Baptism By Walter Kasper in Ecumenical Review, 2000

Rite of Baptism for Children: Critique and Prospects By J. Frank Henderson in Liturgical Ministry, Winter 1999

Baptism -- the Basis of Church Unity?: The Question of Baptism in Faith and Order By Dagmar Heller in Ecumenical Review, 1998

Jesus' Baptism in the Jordan by Kilian McDonnell in Theological Studies, June 1995

Baptism in the New Testament: Origins, Formulas, and Metaphors By Arland J. Hultgren in Word & World, 1994

Rethinking the Role of Godparents By Elaine J. Ramshaw in Word & World, 1994

Baptism—Plastic Flowers in the Holy Water By George M. Bass in Word & World, 1987

The Mystery of Baptism Chapter 9 of the electronic edition of the New Edition of Andrew M. Greeley's The Great Mysteries: An Essential Catechism, 1985

The Baptism of the Holy Spirit in the Wesleyan Tradition By George Allen Turner in Wesley Theological Journal, 1979

John Wesley's View on Baptism By John Chongnahm Cho in Wesley Theological Journal, 1972

Canons on Baptism Council of Trent

The Sacrament of Baptism Catholic Online

Passing on the Faith (Catechesis) in Ancient Times Baptism as depicted in the catacombs

On Baptism Tertullian

On Baptism St. Augustine

St. Thomas Aquinas on Baptism (Summa Theologica)
  • The sacrament of Baptism
  • The ministers by whom the sacrament of Baptism is conferred
  • Those who receive Baptism
  • The effects of Baptism
  • Circumcision
  • The preparations that accompany Baptism

    Baptism Baltimore Catechism

    Baptism William Fanning, Catholic Encyclopedia, 1907

    Pictures of a Baptism by Immersion Two photos of a baptism at an Easter Vigil service at Holy Name of Mary Parish in Croton on Hudson, NY

    Holy Baptism and the Christian Assembly 1997 statement by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Scroll down to page 19

    Baptism Mennonite Confesion of Faith; Article 11

    Baptism, the Kingdom and the Church By Max Weremchuk, Obrigheim, Germany

    Baptism Kaufmann Kohler and Samuel Krauss in the Jewish Encyclopedia, 1906



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