EARLY AND MEDIEVAL RITUALS AND THEOLOGIES OF BAPTISM: FROM THE NEW TESTAMENT TO THE COUNCIL OF TRENT

A comprehensive study which includes a summary of the New Testament teachings followed by their application in divers regions from Syria to the African continent. Provides a clear chronological framework for the development of the rite and focusses in particular on the baptismal homilies of the Church Fathers including Chrysostom, Cyril of Jerusalem, Theodore and Ambrose.