Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia - Baptism
Baptism is any water purification ritual practiced in any of various religions including Christianity, Mandaeanism, and Sikhism, and has ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Other Baptisms
Baptism - Non-christian religions. Although baptism as a rite, is Christian, many cultures practice or have practiced rites similar to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Other Baptisms
Baptism - Non-Christian religions. Although baptism as a rite, is Christian, many cultures practice or have practiced rites similar to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran, Anglican And Methodist Baptism
The liturgy of baptism in the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran, Anglican, and Methodist traditions makes clear reference to baptism a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholic Sacraments: Encyclopedia Ii - Catholic Sacraments - Baptism
Baptism is the sacrament by which one enters the Catholic church. Once baptized, a person is washed away of all the guilt for their past ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Independent Christian Churches/churches Of Christ: Encyclopedia Ii - Independent Christian Churches/churches Of Christ - Baptism
Of the principles cited above, one characteristic marks most Christian Churches and Churches of Christ as distinctly different from other...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Roman Catholic Eastern Orthodox Lutheran Anglican And Methodist Baptism
The liturgy of baptism in the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran, Anglican, and Methodist traditions makes clear reference to baptism a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Roman Catholic Eastern Orthodox Lutheran Anglican And Methodist Baptism
The liturgy of baptism in the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran, Anglican, and Methodist traditions makes clear reference to baptism a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infant Baptism: Encyclopedia - Infant Baptism
Infant baptism is a Christian religious ceremony involving the baptism of the infant children of believers. It is also referred to as pae...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism Of Jesus: Encyclopedia - Baptism Of Jesus
The Baptism of Jesus is the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist. The event is an important moment in the New Testament and is the founda...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism For The Dead: Encyclopedia - Baptism For The Dead
Baptism for the dead by proxy (or "vicarious baptism") is an ordinance practiced by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day S...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptismal Font: Encyclopedia - Baptismal Font
A baptismal font is an article of church furniture used for the baptism of children and adults. It is typically intended for baptisms usi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism By Desire: Encyclopedia - Baptism By Desire
Baptism by desire (latin Baptismus Flaminis) is primarily a Roman Catholic teaching which asserts that those who desire baptism, but are ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conditional Baptism: Encyclopedia - Conditional Baptism
Roman Catholic dogma holds that it is a grave sin to baptize a person who has already been baptized. In case of uncertainty about whether...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism Of The Lord: Encyclopedia - Baptism Of The Lord
The Baptism of the Lord is the name of a feast day observed in the Roman Catholic Church. The feast commemorates the baptism of Jesus by ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism Of Kievan Rus': Encyclopedia - Baptism Of Kievan Rus'
The baptism of Kiev most likely occurred in 988, when the Prince Vladimir I of Rus exhorted the residents of the capital city Kiev to the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism Of The Holy Spirit: Encyclopedia - Baptism Of The Holy Spirit
In Christian Pentecostal theology, Baptism with the Holy Spirit is a second baptism, "in fire," spoken of by Jesus in the Gospels. Specif...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism On The Line: Encyclopedia - Baptism On The Line
Baptism on the line, also called equatorial baptism, is an initiation ritual sometimes performed as a ship crosses the equator, involving...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Believers Baptism: Encyclopedia - Believers Baptism
Believer's baptism (also called credobaptism) is the Christian ritual of baptism as given only to adults and children who have made a dec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholic Sacraments: Encyclopedia - Catholic Sacraments
The practice of the Roman Catholic Church includes seven sacraments. As defined by Catholics, a sacrament is a material and spoken action...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pentecost: Encyclopedia - Pentecost
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alpini: Encyclopedia - Alpini
The Alpini are a highly decorated elite infantry corps of the Italian Army. Alpini - Origins. The first 15 Alpini companies were formed ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infant Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Infant Baptism - Theology
The theology underlying and surrounding infant baptism is complex because it differs between denominations. The general consensus is that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infant Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Infant Baptism - The Baptismal Ceremony
The exact baptismal ceremony varies between Christian denominations; typically, however, parents bring their child to a minister. The min...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism For The Dead: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism For The Dead - Overview
The Latter-day Saints' view of Baptism for the Dead is based upon their view of baptism for the living. In John 3:5 (KJV), Jesus states, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infant Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Infant Baptism - History
The earliest historical record of infant baptism is made by Origen (185-254 A.D.): "Every soul that is born into flesh is soiled by the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism For The Dead: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism For The Dead - History
Baptism for the dead was practiced by some Christian groups in the late fourth century and possibly earlier. John A. Tvedtnes, a Hebrew a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infant Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Infant Baptism - Denominations And Religious Groups Opposed To Pedobaptism
Among the denominations opposed to pedobaptism on theological grounds are Reformed Baptists, Anabaptists, Baptists, and Seventh Day Adven...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism For The Dead: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism For The Dead - Holocaust Victim Controversy
It is asserted that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has made it a long term practice to vicariously baptize the Holocaust...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism For The Dead: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism For The Dead - Christian Opposition
Other Christian denominations generally do not accept the Latter-day Saint interpretation of baptism for the dead contemplated in 1 Corin...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Baptism: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Baptism
A Christian theological definition of Baptism according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:   " B...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Baptism: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Baptism
Baptism A practice of spiritual cleansing, known by other names in Asia for thousands of years. The belief that supports this practice...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Infant Baptism: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Infant Baptism
A Christian theological definition of Infant baptism according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:   &...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Baptism: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Baptism
Baptism (Ancient Greek). The rite of purification performed during the ceremony of initiation in the sacred tanks of India, and also t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Baptismal Regeneration: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Baptismal Regeneration
A Christian theological definition of Baptismal Regeneration according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry: ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Baptism: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Baptism
Baptism (from Greek baptizein to sprinkle)   Ceremonial of purification with water; one of the sacraments in the Christian church...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Believers Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Believers Baptism - Theological Objections
One standard theological argument leveled against believer's baptism is that it makes the efficacy of the sacrament dependent upon the un...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism Of The Holy Spirit: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism Of The Holy Spirit - Development Of The Term
John Wesley spoke of the baptism of the Holy Spirit but his followers, the Methodists, have historically disagreed about how Wesley defin...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Baptismal Regeneration: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Baptismal Regeneration
Baptismal Regeneration The Christian belief that baptism is essential to salvation, that it is the means where forgiveness of sins is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism Of The Holy Spirit: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism Of The Holy Spirit - Pentecostal/charismatic View
Charismatics and Pentecostals both point to Ephesians 5:18, where the Apostle Paul urges his audience to "be filled with the Spirit" usin...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Infant Baptism: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Infant Baptism
Infant Baptism The practice within some Christian groups of baptizing newborn or young children, rather than only adults. When the chi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Infant Baptism: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Infant Baptism
Infant Baptism The practice within some Christian groups of baptizing newborn or young children, rather than only adults. When the chi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Baptism For The Dead: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Baptism For The Dead
Baptism for the Dead A practice of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) in which living members are baptized by pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guthlac: Encyclopedia Ii - Guthlac - His Baptism And Naming
Guthlác was baptized after "about eight nights" (counting time by nights rather than days was a pagan custom) and then given a name "of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apostles' Creed: Encyclopedia Ii - Apostles' Creed - Rites Of Baptism In Western Liturgical Christianity
The liturgical communities in western Christianity which derive their rituals from the Roman Missal, including those particular communiti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alpini: Encyclopedia Ii - Alpini - Baptism Of Fire
Although created as a defensive force specializing in Alpine combat, in 1888 a mixed battalion of Alpinis were sent to Africa, where they...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pentecost: Encyclopedia Ii - Pentecost - The Baptism Of The Three-thousand
According to the Book of Acts 2:1, the experience of the Pentecost was shared by all in the large crowd, caused confusion, and inspired f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Felix Manz: Encyclopedia Ii - Felix Manz - Death By Baptism
On 7 March 1526, the Zürich council had passed an edict that made adult baptism punishable by drowning. On 5 January 1527, Felix Manz be...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cyprian: Encyclopedia Ii - Cyprian - Controversy Concerning Heretic Baptism
But Cyprian had yet to fight another battle, which broke to the surface in 255, in which his opponent was Pope Stephen I. The matter in d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mark 1: Encyclopedia Ii - Mark 1 - Jesus's Baptism And Temptation
Jesus is one of the many who come to be baptized. Mark introduces him without a history or a description, suggesting the intended reader ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Luke 3: Encyclopedia Ii - Luke 3 - Jesus's Baptism And Genealogy
Luke then tells us then Jesus was one of the many that John baptized. The Holy Spirit appears to him as a dove and tells him "You are my ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Clovis I: Encyclopedia Ii - Clovis I - The Baptism Of Clovis
The conversion of Clovis to Roman Catholic Christianity, the religion of the majority of his subjects, strengthened the bonds between his...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jacob Frank: Encyclopedia Ii - Jacob Frank - Baptism Of The Frankists
This time the rabbis energetically repulsed their opponents. After the discussion the Frankists were requested to demonstrate in practise...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Celtic Rite: Encyclopedia Ii - Celtic Rite - The Baptismal Sercice
There are two Celtic orders of baptism extant: one in the seventh-century Bobbio Missal and one in the ninth-century part of the Stowe Mi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hilda Of Whitby: Encyclopedia Ii - Hilda Of Whitby - St Hilda's Baptism
In 627 King Edwin was baptised on Easter Day, 12th April, along with his court, which included Hilda, in a small wooden church hastily co...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vladimir I Of Kiev: Encyclopedia Ii - Vladimir I Of Kiev - Baptism Of Rus
In the year 987, as the result of a consultation with his boyars, Vladimir sent envoys to study the religions of the various neighboring ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - German Panzer Division Müncheberg: Encyclopedia Ii - German Panzer Division Müncheberg - Baptism Of Fire - Küstrin
The town of Küstrin lies rougly 70 km to the east of Berlin. Hitler had declared that the town was to be a fortress town, Festung Küstr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Guthlac: Encyclopedia Ii - Guthlac - Hagiography
Legends which surround Guthlác present a cultural echo of the world of the Hari-Heruli, a wolf-totem Germanic tribe. Several biographies...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parish Register: Encyclopedia Ii - Parish Register - History
In 1497 Cardinal Ximenes introduced a register of baptisms, first in Toledo, then throughout western Europe. In 1563 the Roman Catholic C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pentecost: Encyclopedia Ii - Pentecost - Traditions And Holidays
The name "Whit" does not come from use of white robes/garments worn at baptism. This tradition of wearing white started after Pentecost w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Felix Manz: Encyclopedia Ii - Felix Manz - Birth And Life
Felix Manz was the illegitimate son of a canon of Grossmünster church in Zürich. Though records of his education are scant, there is ev...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Parish Register: Encyclopedia Ii - Parish Register - Contents And Examples
The contents have changed over time, not being standardised until the Acts of 1753 and 1812. The following are among what you can expect ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bernhard Rothmann: Encyclopedia Ii - Bernhard Rothmann - Rothmann's Theology
Bernhard Rothmann - Baptism. Unlike many of the 16th century Anabaptists, Rothmann held immersion to be the proper mode of baptism. Acc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholic Sacraments: Encyclopedia Ii - Catholic Sacraments - Confirmation
Confirmation is a sacrament received by the baptized to impart sanctifying grace and strength to be perfect Christians. The form is the B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pentecost: Encyclopedia Ii - Pentecost - When Is Pentecost?
Pentecost is always seven weeks after Easter Sunday. It is in mid- to late spring in the Northern Hemisphere and mid- to late fall in the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholic Sacraments: Encyclopedia Ii - Catholic Sacraments - Matrimony
Holy Matrimony is the joining of a man and woman in marriage in the presence of the Church and of God. It is one of two sacraments that C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cyprian: Encyclopedia Ii - Cyprian - Early Life
He was of a wealthy and distinguished pagan background; in fact the site of his eventual martyrdom was his own villa. The date of his con...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cyprian: Encyclopedia Ii - Cyprian - His Contested Election As Bishop Of Carthage
Not long after his baptism he was ordained deacon, and soon afterward presbyter; and some time between July 248 and April 249 he was chos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Apostolic Church: Encyclopedia Ii - New Apostolic Church - Doctrine
The New Apostolic Church sees herself as the salvation work of Jesus Christ and is strongly expecting the return of Jesus Christ in the n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alpini: Encyclopedia Ii - Alpini - Origins
The first 15 Alpini companies were formed in 1872 at the suggestion of Captain Giuseppe Perrucchetti of the necessity of a force capable ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alpini: Encyclopedia Ii - Alpini - World War I
During World War I the 24 peacetime Alpini battalions were increased by 64 battalions and saw heavy combat all over the alpine arch. The ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alpini: Encyclopedia Ii - Alpini - World War Ii
After the war most battalions were dissolved, although a 9th regiment was formed. On the onset of World War II 6 Alpini divisions had bee...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alpini: Encyclopedia Ii - Alpini - Alpinis Today
After World War II 5 Alpini Brigades were formed and assigned to the IV (Alpini) Army Corps: Julia Taurinense Tridentina Orobica Cadore ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infant Communion: Encyclopedia Ii - Infant Communion - Eastern Orthodoxy
In the Orthodox Church, any person of any age receives the Eucharist as soon as possible after their baptism and chrismation, usually at ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mark 1: Encyclopedia Ii - Mark 1 - Calling Of Disciples
John is put into prison, presumably by Herod. Jesus then goes into Galilee, preaching "The kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Luke 3: Encyclopedia Ii - Luke 3 - John The Baptist
Luke, as in the first two chapters, provides a chronological guide to the events he describes: In the fifteenth year of the reign of Tib...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mark 1: Encyclopedia Ii - Mark 1 - John The Baptist
Mark begins with quotes from Malachi 3:1 and Isaiah 40:3. He assumes these refer to John the Baptist. All four gospels use this quote fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cyprian: Encyclopedia Ii - Cyprian - Controversy Over The Lapsed
The persecution was especially severe at Carthage, according to Church sources (Official sources are silent on this "Decian persecution."...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Dictionary Baptism: Meaning Of Dreams About Baptism
  Baptism To dream of baptism, signifies that your character needs strengthening by the practice of temperance in advocating yo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Baptism Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Baptism
Baptism Dream Symbols: The ending with a new beginning of one stage of your life to another. Self-realization; realizing the true natu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Baptism Dreams Symbol: Christian Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Baptism
Baptism: Death and burial of the old man (nature) and his ways; . (See also the book "In A Dream, In A Vision of the Night" ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Baptism In Churches Of Christ
Claiming to date back to the establishment of the Church in the first century on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2), Churches of Christ believ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Baptism In Churches Of Christ
Claiming to date back to the establishment of the Church in the first century on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2), Churches of Christ believ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Baptist And Other Protestant Baptism
Baptist groups derive their name either from the restrictions that they traditionally place on the mode and subjects of the ordinance of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Latter Day Saint Baptism
In the Latter Day Saint movement (Mormonism), baptism is recognized as one of the four basic principles of the gospel, in addition to fai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Baptist And Other Protestant Baptism
Baptist groups derive their name either from the restrictions that they traditionally place on the mode and subjects of the ordinance of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Baptist And Other Protestant Baptism
Baptist groups derive their name either from the restrictions that they traditionally place on the mode and subjects of the ordinance of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Latter Day Saint Baptism
In the Latter Day Saint movement (Mormonism), baptism is recognized as one of the four basic principles of the gospel, in addition to fai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Ecumenical Statement
The ecumenical paper Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry, prepared by representatives across a spectrum of Christians, Orthodox, Roman Cathol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Explanation
The Christian explanation of baptism as the definitive rite, by which the baptized person is indicated to be fully- qualified for partici...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Ecumenical Statement
One ecumenical statement prepared by representatives across a spectrum of Christians, Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestants tradition...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Explanation
The Christian explanation of baptism as the definitive rite, by which the baptized person is indicated to be fully- qualified for partici...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Background In Jewish Ritual
Although the term baptism is not used to describe the Jewish rituals, the purification rites (or Mikvah - ritual bath) in Jewish laws and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Background In Jewish Ritual
Although the term baptism is not used to describe the Jewish rituals, the purification rites (or Mikvah - ritual bath) in Jewish laws and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Reformed And Covenant Theology View
Paedobaptist Covenant Theologians see the administration of all the biblical covenants, including the New Covenant, as including a princi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Reformed And Covenant Theology View
Paedobaptist Covenant Theologians see the administration of all the biblical covenants, including the New Covenant, as including a princi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infant Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - The Baptismal Ceremony
The exact baptismal ceremony varies between Christian denominations; typically, however, parents bring their child to a minister. The min...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infant Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - History
The earliest historical record of infant baptism is made by Origen (185-254 A.D.): "Every soul that is born into flesh is soiled by the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infant Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Theology
The theology underlying and surrounding infant baptism is complex because it differs between denominations. The general consensus is that...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Infant Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Denominations And Religious Groups Opposed To Pedobaptism
Among the denominations opposed to pedobaptism on theological grounds are Reformed Baptists, Anabaptists, Baptists, and Seventh Day Adven...   » Read the article