A Baptismal Theology of Accountability
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21593935 |
|---|---|
| Authors | ANDREW B TORRANCE (0000-0001-5604-8247, University of St Andrews, corresponding author), Andrew Torrance (St Mary’s College, University of St Andrews, UK) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 336-346 |
| Publication date | 2021-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Christian Ethics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0953-9468 • E-ISSN: 1745-5235 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/09539468211009758 |
| OpenAlex | W3155475376 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This article addresses the question of what it means to be accountable to God based on a baptismal theology that we find in the New Testament. It argues that various passages in the New Testament lead us to the view that we are accountable to God in Christ. Such a view is not straightforward, and so much of this article will be spent unpacking what this could mean. To do so, I elaborate on what it means for God to create humanity to find fulfilment in and through Christ. This leads me to argue that humans experience fulfilment in and through the body of Christ into which baptism initiates a person. It is by participating and finding belonging in the life of the Church that humans can begin to discover what it means to be accountable to God in Christ, and, in so doing, form the virtue of accountability
Accountability · Baptism · Body of Christ · Faith · Humanity · Jesus christ · New Testament · Political science · Sociology · Theology · Law · Philosophy · Religion, Ecology, and Ethics · Theological Perspectives and Practices · Theology and Philosophy of Evil
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |