Title: Baptism and Christian archaeology /
Authors: Rogers, Clement F. 1866-
Publisher: Gorgias Press,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Baptism History; Baptisteries.; Fonts.
Contents: "Dividing early ecclesiasttical history into the periods of persecution, the councils, and the northern invasions, Rogers presents iconographic evidence for the performance of baptism accompanied by line drawings of each piece. He pays careful attention to the issue of immersion as the material is assessed. Moving to the question of physical remains of actual fonts, Rogers considers instances in which no font was used, Eastern Church fonts and Western Church fonts. These are compared in considerable detail, further elucidating the question of how baptism was administered." -- Cover, p. 4.