The long-standing tradition of baptizing infants suggests that
the sacraments plunge our bodies into salvation, so the revelation
of God's love in the sacraments addresses the whole person, not the
mind alone. In this work, the contemporary Roman Catholic rite of
baptism for infants becomes a case study, manifesting the
connections between the human body, the ecclesial body, and the
Body of Christ. The sacramental life, for children as for adults,
is an ongoing journey deeper into the life of the Father, the Son,
and the Holy Spirit.
By examining the church's practice of infant baptism, Kimberly
Hope Belcher asks how human beings participate in God's life
through the sacraments. Christian sacraments are embodied, cultural
rituals performed by and for human beings. At the same time, the
sacraments are God's gifts of grace, by which human beings enter
into God's own life. In this study, contemporary ritual studies,
sacramental theology, and trinitarian theology are used to explore
how participation in the sacraments can be an efficacious
engagement in God's life of love.
Kimberly Hope Belcher is an assistant professor of theology at
Saint John's University, where she teaches sacramental theology and
ritual studies. She is a member of the North American Academy of
Liturgy and writes for the liturgical blog Pray Tell.
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