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After revealing the genesis of the Roman tradition of initiation, Kavanagh moves on to the tensions between traditional practice and the need for change. He stresses the Church's ongoing need to focus its efforts on its main concern - the initiation of new members.

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Author:   Aidan Kavanagh
Publisher:   Liturgical Press
Imprint:   Liturgical Press
Volume:   1
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.284kg
ISBN:  

9780814660362

ISBN 10:   0814660363
Pages:   246
Publication Date:   01 January 1978
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

Contents Introduction  ix The Tradition Chapter One   The Foundations   3   Ablutions and Baptisms in Judaism   6   The New Testament   11   Baptism in New Testament Churches   23 Chapter Two   The Ritualization of Christian Initiation   35   Aboriginal Patterns: East Syria and the Graeco-Latin West   40   Roman Adaptation of the Initiatory Pattern of Hippolytus   54 The Reforms Chapter Three   The Reforms of the Second Vatican Council: The Context   81   Baptismal Debates: 1937-1964  86 Chapter Four   The Reforms of the Second Vatican Council: The Norm of Baptism   102   The Reforms of the Council   103   The Norm of the Eucharist   106   The Norm of Baptism   109   The Pastoral Roots of the Norm of Baptism   115 Chapter Five   The Reforms of the Second Vatican Council: The Rites of Adult Initiation   126   The Structure of the Rites of Adult Initiation   128   Evangelization and Precatechumenate   129   The Catechumenate   129   Period of Purification and Enlightenment   133   The Sacraments of Initiation   134   Period of Postbaptismal Catechesis or Mystagogia   142   Observations   144 The Future Chapter Six   Speculations, Observations, and Conclusions   153   The Pastoral Sensitivity of Baptism   154   The Meaning and Knowledge of Baptism   158   Pastoral Observations   163   Pastoral Cautions   180   Theological Observations   194   Summary   199 Bibliography   205 Index   216

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Aidan Kavanagh, OSB, (1926-2006) founded the doctoral program in liturgical studies at Notre Dame and served as professor of liturgics at the Yale Institute of Sacred Music and Yale Divinity School. His texts on liturgy, rites of initiation, and liturgical theology made him a significant figure in American Catholic liturgiology. He is the author of Elements of Rite, On Liturgical Theology, and The Shape of Baptism published by Liturgical Press.

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