: Robin M. Jensen
: Baptismal Imagery in Early Christianity Ritual, Visual, and Theological Dimensions
: Baker Publishing Group
: 9781441236272
: 1
: CHF 17.20
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: Religion/Theologie
: English
What can we learn from early Christian imagery about the theological meaning of baptism? Robin Jensen, a leading scholar of early Christian art and worship, examines multiple dimensions of the early Christian baptismal rite. She explores five models for understanding baptism--as cleansing from sin, sickness, and Satan, as incorporation into the community, as sanctifying and illuminative, as death and regeneration, and as the beginning of the new creation--showing how visual images, poetic language, architectural space, and symbolic actions signify and convey the theological meaning of this ritual practice. Considering image and action together, Jensen offers a holistic and integrated understanding of the power of baptism. The book is illustrated with photos.