baptism
Let an agent explain baptism and its forms, relay theology, practice and history from religious studies and church sources with attribution, describe infant, believer s and emergency baptism, and distinguish Christian baptism from other water rites, from naming ceremonies and from figurative uses.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain baptism and its forms, relay theology, practice and history from religious studies and church sources with attribution, describe infant, believer s and emergency baptism, and distinguish Christian baptism from other water rites, from naming ceremonies and from figurative uses.
The Christian rite of initiation using water, by immersion, affusion or aspersion, understood variously as a sacrament conferring grace, an ordinance of obedience or a sign of faith, practised as infant baptism in Catholic, Orthodox and many Protestant churches and as believer s baptism in Baptist and other traditions, with special forms such as emergency baptism, historical house baptisms, and royal baptisms; the registry alias animal baptism refers to disputed folk practices. The model describes baptism as the traditions state it.
What it is for: Christian initiation.
It can be explain forms; relay theology and practice; describe special cases; distinguish related rites.
Distinguishing features
Water rite
Initiation
Sacrament or ordinance
Infant and believer forms
What it looks like
Water poured or the person immersed, often at a font or river.
Physical character
modes: immersion, affusion, aspersion list
Trinitarian formula: in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit note
baptised Christians: over 2 billion - estimates
How it is recognised
Christian water rite of initiation
Infant baptism, believer s baptism, emergency baptism, house baptism, royal baptisms
Other water rites such as mikveh differ; naming ceremonies may be secular; animal baptism is a folk practice
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms
is a kind of - in registry terms, in some traditions
is contrasted with - the Jewish immersion rite
In practice
Families and kinds
infant baptism
believer s baptism
emergency baptism
conditional baptism
historical house and royal baptisms
baptism in Eastern and Western rites
Standards and regulation
Canon law and church rules on baptism
Civil registration where baptism records had legal status historically
Failure modes and hazards
Presenting one tradition s theology as universal
Disrespect toward practices
Registry alias animal baptism names a disputed folk practice
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What baptism is.
Attribution.
Definition
Definition and forms.
Definition
Definition.
- What is baptism, and how do infant, believer s, emergency and house baptism differ from other water rites and naming ceremonies? definition
- Is the question about theology, practice, history or a personal decision? boundary
Modes
Modes and formula.
Modes
Modes.
- How are immersion, affusion and aspersion practised, and what formula is used? definition
- Which entry fits the specific mode? action
Theology Theology.
Attribution.
Sacrament
Sacrament and ordinance.
Sacrament
Sacrament.
- How do Catholic, Orthodox, Lutheran, Reformed and Baptist traditions understand baptism, as each states? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Debates
Debates.
Debates
Debates.
- What debates exist about infant versus believer s baptism and mutual recognition, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation respectful and attributed? boundary
Practice Practice and history.
Sources.
Rite
The rite.
Rite
Rite.
- How is baptism celebrated, with sponsors, fonts and liturgies? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
History
History.
History
History.
- How did baptism develop from John the Baptist and the early church through the Reformation, and what were royal and house baptisms? provenance
- Which entry fits the history of baptism? action
Context Special cases and culture.
Context.
Special
Emergency and conditional.
Special
Special.
- What are emergency and conditional baptism, and what is meant by animal baptism as a folk practice? provenance
- Which entry fits emergency baptism? action
Culture
Culture.
Culture
Culture.
- How does baptism figure in art, records and civil life? provenance
- Which entry fits baptismal register? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should infant and believer s baptism be separate primary entries?
- How should religious studies sources be linked?
- The registry entry has merged aliases naming special cases and a folk practice; should they be split off?