Fresh Thoughts on Confirmation

From: Anglican Theological Review | Date: July 1, 2006| Author: Meyers, Ruth A | Copyright information

This essay explores the theological, liturgical, and pastoral principles underlying the rite of confirmation in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer and considers contemporary pastoral concerns, including the role of the bishop and the ritualization of a person's affiliation with the Episcopal Church. It argues that the rites introduced in 1979 should he understood in the context of the baptismal ecclesiology of the 1979 book, in which baptism is the basis for Christian mission and ministry. In thi...

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