This collection of early texts should be useful for all those concerned with the early history of the baptismal rite. Since its first appearance in 1960, the book has received praise both for its value as a source book and for the light it sheds on contemporary discussion of Christian initiation.

Documents of the Baptismal Liturgy

Whitaker, E. C.

Whitaker, Edward C.

Religion & Spirituality

Society for Promoting Christian

Since its first appearance in 1960 and revision in 1970, Documents of the Baptismal Liturgy has been widely praised both for its value as a source book and for the light it sheds on contemporary discussion of Christian initiation. The texts are in English, and a glossary of technical terms and a brief introduction to each document help to make them accessible to both the general and the specialist reader. This revised and expanded edition: retains all the sources previously included, many of which have been corrected and replaced with newer translations; incorporates Eastern Christian texts from the great East Syrian Church Fathers, Aphrahat and Ephrem, as well as selections from The Rite of the Assyrian Church of the East and the Maronite Rite; includes additional Western texts such as the famous Pentecost Homily attributed to Faustus of Riez, Letter 26 to Januarius from Pope Gregory 1, and the Rite of Confirmation from the Pontifical of William Durandus; Places individual councils in their respective geographic locales; lists sources and related publications in a variety of languages for each document studied or for each locale. ""This is a most useful addition to liturgical study."" Journal of Ecclesiastical History

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The Documents of the Baptismal Liturgy

Abingdon Pr

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