Christian sacraments Books

The meal that Jesus of Nazareth gave his followers, celebrated with grand liturgy and golden chalice, or words pared lean and tiny plastic cups, is the distinctive rite of the church. The Eucharist is regarded as the source and summit of Christian...

Using her series of books "A Little Child's First Communion," here Mother Bolton has assembled not only a method and pedagogy for preparing young children for the Sacraments, but has also provided a broad spectrum of material on which the teacher may...

Tous les chrétiens savent que Jésus a institué une célébration avec du pain et du vin. Certains l’appellent le repas du Seigneur, d’autres l’appellent la cène, la communion ou...

Does the Messiah have to die to pay for his people's sins? Is the cross of Jesus an atoning sacrifice? In recent decades a burgeoning number of theologians have answered the aforementioned questions in the negative. In fact some, like Rene Girard, have...

""A Discussion of Christian Baptism"" is a book written by William Latta McCalla and published in 1831. The book delves into the subject of Christian baptism, exploring its various aspects such as its subject, mode, history, and effects upon civil and...

A Catechism On The Doctrine And Practice Of Christian Baptism is a book written by Houlston And Stoneman in 1855. The book is a comprehensive guide on the Christian doctrine and practice of baptism. It provides a detailed explanation of the sacrament of...

Lectures On Baptism And Communion is a book written by Thomas Leslie Davidson in 1858. The book is a response to John Wood's Manual On Christian Baptism, Its Mode And Subjects, which argued for a particular mode and subjects of Christian baptism. In his...

New Light On The Subject Of Christian Baptism is a book written by Jabez Chadwick and originally published in 1832. The book offers a detailed exploration of the topic of Christian baptism, delving into its history, symbolism, and importance within the...

Officium Eucharisticum is a religious book written by Edward Lake in 1843. The book serves as a preparatory service for a devout and worthy reception of the Lord's Supper. It provides guidance and instructions on how to approach the sacrament of the...

""A Treatise On Infant Church Membership: With The Consequent Rite Of Infant Baptism"" is a book written by E. House and published in 1835. The book discusses the topic of infant church membership and argues in favor of the practice of infant baptism...

""A Plain and Scriptural View of Baptism"" is a religious book written by Daniel Baker in 1853. The book provides a comprehensive and straightforward analysis of the sacrament of baptism in Christianity. The author aims to clarify the biblical teachings...

""A Manual of Christian Baptism"" is a book written by John M. Charlton in 1874 that provides a brief summary of the Congregationalist views on the subject of baptism. The book explores the grounds on which these views rest and offers readers an in-depth...

A Companion To The Lord�������s Supper is a book written by George Frederick De Teissier in 1852. The book is a comprehensive guide to the Christian sacrament of the Lord's Supper, also known as Holy Communion or Eucharist. The author provides a detailed...

A Confirmation Manual (1857) by Charles Hinxman is a comprehensive guidebook for young people preparing for confirmation in the Anglican Church. The manual covers a wide range of topics, including the meaning and importance of confirmation, the history...

""Letters to a Quaker Friend on Baptism"" is a book written by William Taylor in 1880. The book is a collection of letters that Taylor wrote to his Quaker friend, discussing the topic of baptism. Taylor was a Methodist minister, and his letters explore...

The Mysteries Opened: Or Scriptural Views Of Preaching And The Sacraments, As Distinguished From Certain Theories (1844) is a book written by John Seely Stone. The book delves into the subject of preaching and the sacraments, and offers a scriptural...

Le livre ""R�����flexions des Saints P�����res sur la Sainte Eucharistie: Appliqu�����es aux Evangiles (1712)"" de Nicolas Fontaine est un ouvrage religieux qui traite de la Sainte Eucharistie. L'auteur se base sur les �����crits des Saints P�����res...

内容简介：赫尔曼·巴文克在教理学和伦理学领域的著作和贡献被众人所知，在改革宗群体内尤然。然而，他曾为牧者的经历常常被人忽略。即便在1902...

Dive into the mystery of the Anointing and the Anointing Oil and unravel the mysteries that the Bible reveals about this ancient use. Search for the hidden treasures about the deep and profound meaning of the Anointing and discover a God Who longs to...

What is a church? Are denominations churches? Who has the authority to ordain ministers of the Gospel? How do we determine what a church gathering should look like? These are the questions of "polity," or the principles and foundations for the...

In recent years the entire world has experienced a pandemic that has in many ways radically changed our day to day lives. In a positive sense, the pandemic has created an opportunity for everyone to evaluate the way we have been living. Perhaps this will...

In John Paul II's Theology of the Body, the sexed human body speaks a language revealing God's creative design and heralding humanity's ultimate goal in the nuptial union of Christ and the Church. In a similar way, the Church, the body of Christ,...

Nod y llyfr hwn, Y Weithred O Fedyddio, Neu Ymchwiliad I Ddull Bedydd (1863) gan Jones, Hugh, yw edrych ar y broses o fedyddio yn yr Eglwys Gristnogol. Mae'r llyfr yn cynnwys trafodaeth am y gwahanol ddulliau o fedyddio sydd wedi bodoli dros y...

What does consumerism have to do with the sacraments? We live in cultures where our senses of meaning, identity, and purpose are often found in what we purchase. Apart from the question of hedonism, there is the question of how we orient ourselves in an...

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...

What is the difference between a wedding and a marriage, and how can a happy couple prepare for it?These questions are a common theme in Rev. Dr. John R. Nagle’s That The Two May Become One: The Good News Of God’s Love Shared With The Happy...

A leading expert shares important benchmarks for leading liturgy.Grounded in Christian liturgical theology and how ritual forms the people who practice it, this book offers the principles at work in good liturgical practice, guidance for making...

Die OPFERFEIERin der "freien christlichen" Fassung Rudolf Steiners- mit zusätzlich der originalen Handschrift Rudolf SteinersKurzfassung (ohne Kommentierung)

From the Preface: "To our lay brothers and sisters we also dedicate this book, to help them better understand, value and support their dear priests, the wounded and the shining ones alike. In particular, we hope that seminarians and young men still...

Any book on the sacrament of Confirmation can explain what Confirmation is, but this is the only book that explains, in the most original and engaging manner, what Confirmation does. It is both a dialogue and a travelogue, taking the reader on a journey...

Is a developmental disability an appropriate reason to bar a baptized person from the sacraments? This is the disturbing question that generated this book. The pastoral reality is that Roman Catholics with developmental disabilities are often barred from...

This book presents a new paradigm for assurance of salvation. It argues that an adoption-centric understanding of salvation, based on union with Christ, enables one to appreciate salvation in its fullest splendor. Seeing assurance from historical,...

How do I prepare for receiving the Lord's Supper? Am I the only Christian who struggles with receiving the Sacrament? What things stand in the way of properly receiving Holy Communion? What should I do when I don't feel like taking Communion? Why don't I...

No era, short of the Reformation, has seen more changes in the Catholic Church or in the Catholic priesthood than in the last fifty years. At least three times, it appears as if we have experienced a paradigm shift in the Church: first, from the...

The first two volumes of Baptist Sacramentalism helped give momentum to a renewal of sacramental theology among Baptists. In the years since, this conversation has come to include a more diverse range of voices and explore a broader range of topics...

""A History of Baptism: From Inspired and Uninspired Writings"" is a book written by Isaac Taylor Hinton and published in 1849. The book is a comprehensive study of the history of baptism, tracing its origins from the Bible to the present day. Hinton...

The four volumes of the Christian Living Series are the fruit of a catechism class that the late bishop Youanis used to teach to university students who came to Cairo from other states to study. The Chapters of these volumes have been a hand book for...

We human beings are mortal. Our lives in this world inevitably terminate in death. This reality, however, need not cause us to despair, since Jesus Christ has gone before us into the far country of death, giving us hope that this defining feature of our...

The Commitment and Blessing of the Communion TableMany churches have Communion just as a ritual. But what is Communion really all about? In this series, Rick Renner delves into what Communion meant in the ancient world and why Jesus commanded all...

When you look at the world, what do you see? As an artist, your creativity stems from your vision. The problem in the modern world is how often one's imagination is fragmented and reduced--between worship and work, the body and soul, the material and the...

The sacraments make our ""plunge"" into communion with the Trinity visible and tangible. Baptism is literally a ""plunge"", but only the beginning of our organic incorporation, through the Body of Christ, as participants in the very life of God. The...

Fr. Alexander Schmemann continues to influence liturgical and sacramental theologies some thirty-five years after his death. Despite the wide acceptance within Protestant circles of his timeless classic, For the Life of the World, there has been...

This helpful resource provides a ready made three part course of preparation for parents and godparents bringing children for baptism. It also offers resources for helping the church family understand its key role in baptism and the best possible welcome.