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One Baptism: Towards Mutual Recognition [a text-in-progress]


This text-in-progress explores the churches’ agreement – and continuing differences – on the meaning and practice of baptism. Taking up a suggestion from Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry the text sets the liturgical moment of baptism within a process of life-long growth into Christ, and seeks to encourage wider mutual recognition of baptism among the churches. Churches, study groups and individuals are invited to offer comments and reactions to the text through October, 2006.

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One Baptism: Towards Mutual Recognition [a text-in-progress]

Table of contents

  • I. INTRODUCTION
  • II. BAPTISM: SYMBOL AND PATTERN OF THE NEW LIFE IN CHRIST
  • III. BAPTISM AND THE CHURCH
  • IV. BAPTISM AND FAITH
  • V. TOWARDS MUTUAL RECOGNITION: STEPS FOR THE JOURNEY
  • Appendix I: Practical Suggestions for Expressing the Mutual Recognition of Baptism
  • Appendix II: Faith and Order Work on Baptism – The Development of this Study Document