Continuing education.(Easter)(Brief Article)

The Christian Century | April 19, 2000| | Copyright

EASTER IS upon us. The dogwoods, fruit trees and azaleas are dazzling our eyes. My students and I are reading texts by Theodore of Mopsuestia. All this has set me to ruminating on new birth and nurture in the Christian life.

When I was growing up, Easter was more about the necessity of believing that the bodily resurrection of Jesus took place than about what it might mean for the believer. I am glad that in recent years Christians have worked hard on Christian initiation, especially for adults, and many have seen Easter as a time for baptism. In many churches, the ...

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