Participating witness
Subtitle: an Anabaptist theology of baptism and the sacramental character of the church
By: Anthony G. Siegrist
Series: Princeton theological monograph series -- 199; Princeton theological monograph series -- 199.
Publisher: Pickwick Publications
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Eugene, Oregon
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9781620324882
Subjects: Baptism; Anabaptists; Doctrines
Other titles: Anabaptist theology of baptism and the sacramental character of the church
Description: At a time when the fractious legacy of the Protestant Reformation is coming under new scrutiny, Anthony Siegrist explores the implications of ecumenism for believers' baptism. Writing from within the tradition of the Radical Reformation, he challenges dominant ecclesiological assumptions and argues that this central practice needs to be reconstrued. Siegrist works constructively to develop a concrete account of believers' baptism that attends closely to the dynamics of divine initiation. Siegrist deliberately stretches the traditional Anabaptist conversation to include not just expected voices like Yoder and Marpeck, but also luminaries from the broader Christian tradition; Barth, Bonhoeffer, and a variety of ancient sources are creatively engaged.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-198).
Table of contents: title: The undoing of baptism; title: In favor of ecclesial mediation; title: On the ecclesial character of divine presence; title: The Spirit and the problem of fratricide; title: Baptism: a theological and liturgical proposal.