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Being Baptized
This is a contemporary and lively guide to believer's baptism, or baptism by immersion. Candidates preparing for baptism, and ministers taking baptismal classes, have found this simple and attractive book to be invaluable.
96 pages, Paperback
First published March 3, 1998
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Stephen Gaukroger
69 books27 followersStephen Gaukroger is a British philosopher and intellectual historian. He is Professor of History of Philosophy and History of Science at the University of Sydney. Recently he also took up a position as Professor of Philosophy at the University of Aberdeen.
He received his BA (hons) in philosophy, with congratulatory first class honours, from the University of London in 1974, and his PhD, in history and philosophy of science, from the University of Cambridge in 1977. He was a Research Fellow at Clare Hall Cambridge, and then at the University of Melbourne, before joining the Philosophy Department at Sydney in 1981. In 2011, he moved to the Unit for History and Philosophy of Science. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities, a Corresponding Member of l’Académie Internationale d’Histoire des Sciences, and in 2003 was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal for contributions to history of philosophy and history of science. He is presently Professor of History of Philosophy and History of Science, and ARC Professorial Fellow. His work has been translated into Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Serbian.
He received his BA (hons) in philosophy, with congratulatory first class honours, from the University of London in 1974, and his PhD, in history and philosophy of science, from the University of Cambridge in 1977. He was a Research Fellow at Clare Hall Cambridge, and then at the University of Melbourne, before joining the Philosophy Department at Sydney in 1981. In 2011, he moved to the Unit for History and Philosophy of Science. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities, a Corresponding Member of l’Académie Internationale d’Histoire des Sciences, and in 2003 was awarded the Australian Centenary Medal for contributions to history of philosophy and history of science. He is presently Professor of History of Philosophy and History of Science, and ARC Professorial Fellow. His work has been translated into Arabic, Chinese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Serbian.
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February 10, 2015
This is a short book covering all aspects of the subject of adult baptism. It is very accessible, with the text divided into short sections (including some testimonies) and some very amusing illustrations. It is also a good idea to have a short summary of the contents of each chapter at the end.
The author comes from a baptist background, and while he does not force his denominational beliefs upon you he has some quite forthright things to say on the subject of the baptism of children which would make uncomfortable reading for those of many other denominations.
The book covers all the basics of baptism thoroughly and also provides some extremely practical advice regarding, for example, what to wear, preparing a testimony and experiencing a spiritual low following baptism.
It would be useful when leading a baptismal course. My reservations are that, as someone who has been a Christian for many years and is now preparing for believers' baptism it did not go deeply enough into the theology for me. However, I realise I am pretty unusual in that respect and that most people would be grateful for such an accessible book.
The author comes from a baptist background, and while he does not force his denominational beliefs upon you he has some quite forthright things to say on the subject of the baptism of children which would make uncomfortable reading for those of many other denominations.
The book covers all the basics of baptism thoroughly and also provides some extremely practical advice regarding, for example, what to wear, preparing a testimony and experiencing a spiritual low following baptism.
It would be useful when leading a baptismal course. My reservations are that, as someone who has been a Christian for many years and is now preparing for believers' baptism it did not go deeply enough into the theology for me. However, I realise I am pretty unusual in that respect and that most people would be grateful for such an accessible book.
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