Category - baptism

Baptism by water torture

William Schweiker — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 21:26:03 +0000

The recent debate about waterboarding raises awkward questions about the religious associations of torture in US policy, says William Schweiker. He argues that it is time for repentance.

Mennonites and Catholics put the accent on peace and reconciliation

staff writers — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 13:16:48 +0100

German Catholics and Mennonites gathered in September for a conference on the “Healing of memories”. Representative of the two Christian traditions are meeting again in Rome right now, and the agenda is once again peace and reconciliation.

Church of England re-looks at baptism in the modern age

staff writers — Tue, 02 Oct 2007 10:14:40 +0100

The place of baptism in the Established Church, and consequently wider society, has changed greatly in the last century, a new book from the Church of England acknowledges. It offers assistance with developing the rite but does not explore post-Christendom in any depth.