{"product_id":"one-baptism-one-church-a-history-and-theology-of-the-reception-of-baptized-christians-9780814689127","title":"One Baptism--One Church?: A History and Theology of the Reception of Baptized Christians","description":"\u003cb\u003eMutual recognition of baptism has grounded ecumenical efforts, but does contemporary Roman Catholic pastoral practice reflect these ecumenical theologies?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e How do we understand the outer boundaries of the church? On the one hand, over the centuries Christians have recognized the baptism of those outside their own ecclesial body, but on the other hand, the practices of receiving those who are already baptized from other groups proclaim social, theological, and ecclesial distinctions. How do contemporary practices reflect theological principles and historical development? \u003ci\u003eOne Baptism--One Church?\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates ways that contemporary practice may be an obstacle to the full expression of our ecumenical commitments and how history can reshape that practice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e While the mutual recognition of baptism has grounded ecumenical efforts, pastoral practice--especially in local communities far away from the centers of power--does not always reflect ecumenical theologies. Contemporary Roman Catholic practice may seem at odds with the official understanding of baptized Christians as in real though imperfect communion by means of their participation in Christ. Focusing on the Byzantine East and Roman West, this book seeks to remove obstacles to the more complete expression and recognition of Christian unity and outlines concrete ways that our partial communion could be better expressed. It concludes with practical reflections and recommendations for best practices in the reception of baptized Christians in the contemporary Roman Catholic Church and proposes a reformed Rite for the Reception of Baptized Christians that is more faithful to history and ecumenically sensitive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKimberly Hope Belcher\u003c\/b\u003e is associate professor of theology at the University of Notre Dame, in liturgical studies. She uses sacramental and liturgical theology and ritual theory to study Christian worship. She represents the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on the Methodist-Catholic, Episcopal-Catholic, and Pentecostal-Catholic dialogues in the United States. Her related publications include \"Ritual Techniques in Affliction Rites and the Lutheran-Catholic ecumenical Liturgy of Lund, 2016\" (\u003ci\u003eYearbook for Ritual and Liturgical Studies\u003c\/i\u003e, 2022), \"Ritual Systems: Prostration, Self, and Community in the Rule of Benedict\" (\u003ci\u003eEcclesia Orans\u003c\/i\u003e, 2020), and \u003ci\u003eEucharist and Receptive Ecumenism: From Thanksgiving to Communion\u003c\/i\u003e (Cambridge, 2020). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNathan P. Chase\u003c\/b\u003e is assistant professor of liturgical and sacramental theology at Aquinas Institute of Theology in St. Louis, Missouri. He has contributed articles to the field of liturgical studies, including pieces on liturgy in the early church, initiation, the Eucharist, inculturation, and the Western non-Roman rites, in particular the Hispano-Mozarabic tradition. His most recent monograph published in 2023 is titled \u003ci\u003eThe Anaphoral Tradition in the 'Barcelona Papyrus.' \u003c\/i\u003eHis work on initiation includes \"A Chrismatic Framework for Understanding the Intersection of Baptism and Ministry in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Churches\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Ecumenical Studies\u003c\/i\u003e 2018) and \"From Arianism to Orthodoxy: The Role of the Rites of Initiation in Uniting the Visigothic Kingdom\" (\u003ci\u003eHispania Sacra\u003c\/i\u003e 2020). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexander Turpin\u003c\/b\u003e is a Roman Catholic priest of the Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York, and a doctoral candidate in liturgical studies at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. His dissertation focuses on the reception of non-Orthodox Christians into the Eastern Orthodox Church. Other scholarly interests include liturgical reform and renewal as well as liturgical history, especially in the Roman and Byzantine traditions. Some of his recent publications on these topics are \"The Tridentine Genius of \u003ci\u003eTraditionis Custodes\u003c\/i\u003e\" (\u003ci\u003eEcclesia Orans\u003c\/i\u003e, 2021), \"The Archaeology of Tradition: Theological Implications of \u003ci\u003eLiturgiewissenschaft\u003c\/i\u003e\" (\u003ci\u003eAntiphon\u003c\/i\u003e, 2023), and \"The \u003ci\u003eSuper Oblata \u003c\/i\u003eEuchology of the Early Roman Mass: Divine-Human Exchange in a Local Eucharist\" (\u003ci\u003eEcclesia Orans\u003c\/i\u003e, 2024).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Liturgical Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50900313112850,"sku":"9780814689127","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_55882515-cc69-4187-922a-729d350391b7.jpg?v=1738379275","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/one-baptism-one-church-a-history-and-theology-of-the-reception-of-baptized-christians-9780814689127","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}