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Baptist Reconsideration of Baptism and Ecclesiology - A Presentation of the Baptist Union of Sweden and a Study of its Official Response to "BEM" in Relation to the Public Discussions primarily amongst its Pastors and Theologians (Paperback, New edition)
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Baptist Reconsideration of Baptism and Ecclesiology - A Presentation of the Baptist Union of Sweden and a Study of its Official Response to "BEM" in Relation to the Public Discussions primarily amongst its Pastors and Theologians (Paperback, New edition)
Series: Europaeische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies / Publications Universitaires Europeennes, 716
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The twentieth century may be said to have been the century of
ecumenism, a striving worldwide to realize church unity at
different levels. It has frequently been asserted that one
condition for reaching visible Church unity is that there should be
basic agreement on baptism, eucharist and ministry. These three
topics are dealt with in the Lima-document or BEM (1982). In the
present study the sections of the latter that concern baptism are
analyzed and also contextualized through a closer study of one of
the responses to BEM, the official response of the Baptist Union of
Sweden. This response gives a more traditional, closed Baptist
opinion: baptism cannot be the basis of the church unity sought by
BEM. The author shows here, however, that fundamental Baptist
principles are being reconsidered, indicating considerable
diversity within the Baptist Union concerning these questions. On
the local level there are many ecumenical strivings, concretized in
ecumenical congregations where different theologies and practices
meet. This has opened up possibilities of church unity on the basis
of both types of baptism (infant baptism and believers' baptism),
and also membership on the basis of faith alone. By comparing
official documents with public expressions of unofficial opinion,
this study shows that the reality is more complex and ambiguous
than is apparent in official documents. This book could be of
interest because of its application of new methods to the study of
"reception". To help an international readership, a historical
presentation of the Baptist Union of Sweden introduces this study.
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