| Description |
x, 313 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
pt. 1: Understanding the nature of sacrament -- The quiet revolution in sacramental understanding and practice -- A new vision -- The sacraments as mystery : freedom from idolatry and freedom to create -- The sacraments : action parables of the Kingdom of God -- pt. 2: Sign, symbol, and ritual in human and faith development -- Communication, communion, and community : sign and symbol in sacramentality -- The importance of religious rites and sacraments in the stages of human and faith development -- pt. 3: Sacramental life : a basic model and its integration in religious education and liturgy -- Toward a basic model : integrating sacraments, religious education, and liturgy -- Infant baptism : initiation -- The Eucharist : the Lord's open table -- Confirmation : a repeatable sacrament -- Marriage : the sacrament of love -- Sacraments of vocation : ordination of clergy and consecration of the laity for ministry -- Adult baptism : the sacrament of evangelization -- Penance : the sacrament of confession and reconciliation -- Sacraments of healing and wholeness in life and death -- The question of new sacraments and the sacrament of footwashing. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies and index. |
| Subject |
Sacraments.
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Liturgics.
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Christian education.
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| Added Author |
Reed, Roy A.
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| ISBN |
0891350446 paperback |
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