From the beginning to Baptism
Subtitle: scientific and sacred stories of water, oil, and fire
By: Linda Gibler.
Publisher: Liturgical Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Collegeville, Minn
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780814656730
Subjects: Baptism -- Catholic Church -- History; Sacramentals
Notes: "A Michael Glazier book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Historical background; title: Functional cosmology; title: Water; title: The natural history of water; title: The sacramental story of water; title: Water in the baptismal tradition; title: Cosmocentric sacramentality and water; title: Oil; title: The natural history of olive oil; title: The sacramental story of olive oil; title: Olive oil in the baptismal tradition; title: Cosmocentric sacramentality and olive oil; title: Fire; title: The natural history of fire; title: The sacramental story of fire; title: Fire in the baptismal tradition; title: Cosmocentric sacramentality and fire; title: Cosmocentric sacramentality; title: Baptism; title: Sacramentality.