The Rites of Christian Initiation
by Johnson, Maxwell E.Edition: Revised
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2007-12-07
Publisher(s): Pueblo Books
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Summary
Maxwell E. Johnson's expanded and revised text provides a more complete view of the history and interpretation of the rites in the Eastern Church, exploring the pre-Nicene Eastern and Western traditions in detail. This edition also provides more nuanced positions on the Eastern and Western traditions, revisiting the place and meaning of these rites in the church today.
Author Biography
Maxwell E. Johnson is professor of liturgy at the University of Notre Dame.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. x |
| Abbreviations | p. xii |
| Preface to the Second Edition | p. xiii |
| Introduction | p. xvii |
| The Origins of the Rites of Christian Initiation | p. 1 |
| Christian Initiation in the Pre-nicene East | p. 41 |
| Christian Initiation in the Pre-nicene West | p. 83 |
| Initiation in the Christian East During the Fourth and Fifth Centuries | p. 115 |
| Initiation in the Christian West During the Fourth and Fifth Centuries | p. 159 |
| Excursus: Baptismal Preparation and the Origins of Lent | p. 201 |
| Christian Initiation in the Middle Ages | p. 219 |
| The Rites of Initiation in the Christian East | p. 269 |
| Christian Initiation in the Protestant and Catholic Reforms of the Sixteenth Century | p. 309 |
| Christian Initiation in the Churches Today | p. 375 |
| Back Home to the Font: The Place of a Baptismal Spirituality and Its Implications in a Displaced World | p. 451 |
| Index | p. 479 |
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