Infant Baptism (Classic Reprint): Its Origin Among Protestants and the Arguments Advanced for and Against It - Couverture souple

John Horsch

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331803217 ISBN 13 : 9781331803218

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Why do many reformers defend infant baptism even when Scripture isn’t explicit about it?

This clear, careful look traces debates among Luther, Zwingli, and later Anabaptists to show how posture, expediency, and church politics shaped a long-running question in Protestant history.

Grounded in historical discussion, the book examines how early reformers argued for or against infant baptism, and how their views evolved as they wrestled with faith, justification, and the authority of Scripture. It also contrasts different understandings of baptism as a sign, a covenant, or a divine promise, and it shows how these ideas influenced church practices in the sixteenth century.

• Profiles of key figures and moments in the debate over infant baptism
• How notions of Scripture, faith, and the role of the church affected baptism practices
• Discussion of the idea that baptism is a sign or vow, not a guaranteed path to salvation
• Context for the shifts between early reform thought and later positions

Ideal for readers of church history and Protestant Reformation studies seeking a concise, evidence-based account.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from Infant Baptism: Its Origin Among Protestants and the Arguments Advanced for and Against It

The Roman Catholic Church, it is well known, does not accept the Scriptures as the final authority in matters of faith and practice; the church (the pope) is held to be a higher authority than the Scriptures, hence it is not inconsistent with the fundamental principles of this church to advocate doctrines that are not based on Scripture. The Protestant churches, on the other hand, are generally supposed to consider the Scriptures the sole rule of faith and practice and to reject that which is not founded on Scripture. Nevertheless it is generally known that Protestant denominations defend infant baptism, though this practice is never mentioned in Scripture and prominent historians of the said denominations agree in the testimony that the baptism of infants was foreign to the thought of the apostolic church and was first introduced more than a century after the founding of the church.

How, in the light of these facts, is it to be accounted for that Protestant denominations defend and practice infant baptism, or, to state the question in other words, why did the leading reformers of the sixteenth century, viz.

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331803217
• ISBN 13: 9781331803218
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 159
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