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Author

Johnson, Maxwell E., 1952-

Title The rites of Christian initiation : their evolution and interpretation / Maxwell E. Johnson.

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Collegeville, Minn. : Liturgical Press, c2007.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe 3rd Floor Stacks	265.109 J635r 2007	---	Available

Edition	Rev. and expanded ed., [2nd ed.].
Description	xxiv, 487 p. ; 23 cm.
Note	"A Pueblo book."
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	The origins of the rites of Christian initiation -- Christian initiation in the Pre-Nicene East -- Christian initiation in the Pre-Nicene West -- Initiation in the Christian East during the fourth and fifth centuries -- Initiation in the Christian West during the fourth and fifth centuries -- Excursus : baptismal preparation and the origins of Lent -- Christian initiation in the Middle Ages -- The rites of initiation in the Christian East -- Christian initiation in the Protestant and Catholic reforms of the sixteenth century -- Christian initiation in the churches today -- Back home to the font : the place of a baptismal spirituality and its implications in a displaced world.
Subject	Initiation rites -- Religious aspects -- Christianity -- History of doctrines.
ISBN	9780814662151
	0814662153
Standard No.	AU@ 000041564816