Infant Baptism
God’s Promise or Ours
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21398828 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ryan L Faber (0000-0003-2929-2695, Theological College of Northern Nigeria, Nigeria, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 31-45 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studia Liturgica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0039-3207 • E-ISSN: 2517-4797 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0039320720981068 |
| OpenAlex | W3133499818 |
| Language | EN |
This article examines the baptism liturgies of the Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRC). It argues that parental promises eclipse the promise of God in the practice of baptism in the CRC. A discernible shift from an emphasis on God’s promise in the CRC’s oldest liturgy to an increasing emphasis on parental promises in the new liturgies adopted by Synods 1976 and 1994 is observed. Ambiguity about the meaning of baptism is evident in the CRC’s newest baptism liturgies, adopted by Synods 2013 and 2016. This article concludes that the denomination should adopt a new baptism liturgy in which parental promises are made only after the administration of their child’s baptism
Baptism · Epistemology · Liturgy · Meaning (existential) · Sociology · Theology · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development
| Highly cited | No |
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