A Rite on the Edge
The Language of Baptism and Christening in the Church of England
1st Edition
Published on 7. May 2013
288 pages
978-0-334-05852-6 (ISBN)
Description
Using a new interdisciplinary approach to practical theology, A Rite on the Edge, reflects theologically on the findings of research conducted by Sarah Lawrence into baptism in the Church of England and in English culture more widely, using insights and research methods from corpus linguistics.
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Content
- Intro
- Copyright information
- Contents
- List of figures
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1. The problem of 'baptism' and 'christening'
- 2. What's in a word?
- 3. The history of 'baptism' and 'christening' in the English language
- 4. Christening, baptism and the giving of a name
- 5. Marriage-like vows
- 6. Godparents
- 7. 'Just an excuse for a party': Joy and celebration in baptism
- 8. Yes, but is it really Christian baptism?
- 9. Whose Church is it anyway?
- 10. Reintroducing 'christening' to Christian approaches to baptism
- Appendix 1. A note on methodology
- Appendix 2. Corpora consulted
- Bibliography
