Baptism in Times of Change

Höfundur: Harald Hegstad (Útgáfa: 0)
Baptism in Times of Change

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What happened to baptism in Nordic countries? Traditionally, most newborns were baptized into the Lutheran majority churches. The rapid decline of this practice in recent decades has sparked reflection on the church's role in society and on the cultural and theological meaning of baptism in a secularized society. The decline of infant baptism has made way for new practices and ecclesial strategies.

This book analyzes these developments from historical, social scientific, and theological perspectives, comparing material from the five Nordic Lutheran folk churches. The essays gathered here provide an extensive overview of research and resources connected to baptism in the Nordic folk churches over the last two decades, but they also contribute constructive theological reflection on baptism's wider implications.

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Útgefandi
Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN
9798385228737
Print ISBN
9798385228713
Format
ePub
Útgáfa
0
Höfundar
Harald Hegstad
Tungumál
English
Útgefið
2025-04-10
Prent takmörkun á líftíma
100
Prent takmörkun
10
Afritunar takmörkun
300

Kaflar

  • Title Page
  • Tables and Figures
  • Contributors
  • Introduction
  • Part I: Empirical Studies
  • 1. Baptism in Numbers in the Nordic Lutheran Churches 2009–2022
  • 2. Infant Baptism in an Individualized Culture
  • 3. Churching Alone?
  • 4. The Changing Role of Baptism in Finland
  • 5. Infant Baptism in a New Context
  • Part II: Practices
  • 6. “We Thank You for the Gift of Baptism”
  • 7. Prímsigning
  • 8. Bless or Baptize Children?
  • 9. The Postponed Baptism
  • 10. Drop-in Baptism in a Norwegian Context
  • 11. Folk-Church Ecclesiology—Always in the Making
  • Part III: Communication
  • 12. Communicating about Baptism in Finland in the 2020s
  • 13. On Communicating about Baptism
  • 14. Baptism in Times of Change
  • Part IV: Theology
  • 15. The Meaning of Baptism in Our Time
  • 16. “I Consecrate You, Water”
  • 17. Naming and Belonging
  • 18. A Future with Hope
  • 19. A Baptismal Theology for Imperfect People with Unfinished Faith
  • 20. Baptism as an Ecclesiological and Ecumenical Demarcation
  • Appendix: Learning Points from the Joint Nordic Lutheran Project “Baptism in Times of Change”