Baptism -- the Basis of Church Unity?: The Question of Baptism in Faith and Order.

From: The Ecumenical Review | Date: October 1, 1998| Author: Heller, Dagmar | Copyright information

Complications in encompassing baptism within ecumenism continue despite attempts by the World Council of Churches to adopt inclusive language. The WCC's issuance of a text to unite the two concepts has created convergence but not consensus. Issues of contention remaining are faiths that baptize individuals at birth, and those who baptize only when an individual is able to affirm their belief.

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