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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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Heeding the Great Commission : the significance of Matthew's Gospel for baptismal theology and practice in a post-Christian age

Ramsden, Martin Francis January 2006 (has links)
This thesis represents a worked example in the application of Scripture to a contemporary theological situation. The Scripture applied is Matthew's Gospel and the theological situation is the ongoing practice of Christian baptism by paedo-baptising churches in the context of a post-Christian cultural milieu. Matthew's Gospel is a particularly relevant text with respect to baptism as the church traditionally has cited the baptismal command of Matthew 28.19 as a warrant for its baptising activity. The interpretation of Matthew m this thesis has emerged from a reflection on practice and is also directed back towards practice. The notion of 'performance’, therefore, is regarded as an especially helpful metaphor for interpretation: the believing community 'performs' its Scripture as a company of players would perform a play or a musical score. The formulation of this metaphor in the work of Kevin J. Vanhoozer is particularly utilised m the thesis. Vanhoozer suggests that Scripture testifies to the dramatic saving activity of God (the theo-drama) in which the church is called to participate. Therefore it is important to understand the plot of the drama as it is communicated m Scripture so that the church can work to continue the action faithfully. As such this thesis functions as a case study in 'performance' hermeneutics and will be of interest both in the academy and in the church. In terms of exegesis, therefore, this thesis is concerned with the place of baptism տ Matthew's presentation of the theo-drama. I argue that baptism in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit (28.19), in the context of the Matthean narrative, is a symbol of narrative inclusion for a new disciple. Christian baptism makes connection with key moments in the Gospel such that it declares the gospel of the kingdom whilst enabling a rich expression of repentance and acceptance of a call to discipleship. The theo-dramatic significance of baptism is then considered alongside the challenges of paedo-baptismal ministry in post-Christian contexts. This creative interaction leads to strategies for baptismal performance being imagined that are not only faithful to the Great Commission but which are also culturally meaningful.
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Les prières pour le baptême dans l'Euchologe Barberini grec 336 : analyse théologique et rituelle / The prayers for the baptism inside the Barberini Euchologion gr. 336 : theological and liturgical analysis

Bozinis, Petros 26 September 2013 (has links)
L’euchologe Barberini grec 336 de la bibliothèque Vaticane est le témoin le plus ancien et le plus important du rite byzantin. Les prières du baptême que cet euchologe contient constituent un rite complet du baptême, de façon à ce que l’officiant puisse célébrer le rite du baptême. L’ordre et le contenu des prières lues par l’officiant sont en général les mêmes à ceux qui sont actuellement en usage dans les églises de l’orient qui suivent le typique constantinopolitain : i. la prière pour faire un catéchumène, ii. les exorcismes, iii. les prières de renonciation et adhésion, iv. la litanie diaconale, v. la prière faite par le prêtre qui va baptiser, vi. les prières pour la bénédiction de l’eau, vii. les prières pour l’onction pré-baptismale, viii. les prières pour l’immersion baptismale, ix. les prières pour l’onction post-baptismale, x. la prière pour les ablutions, xi. la prière pour la tonsure d’enfant. Dans l’euchologe, il y a aussi une autre prière pour le renoncement – adhésion sous le titre «Renoncement et adhésion, qui se font sous la présidence de l’archevêque à la sainte Préparation de Pâques» qui est très important parce qu’il provient de l’époque de Chrysostome. En ce qui concerne le credo baptismal qui se trouve dans l’euchologe Barberini gr.336, il s’agit du Credo de Nice-Constantinople. En général, les prières pour le baptême de l’euchologe Barberini grec 336 concernent des candidats adultes. Néanmoins, on ne peut pas exclure le baptême des enfants. Dans la prière pour la tonsure des enfants, ceux-ci sont considérés comme déjà baptisés. En ce qui concerne les enfants, l’euchologe contient deux prières qui paraissent symboliser leur inscription dans les ordres des catéchumènes. Les enfants sont considérés en tant que personnes. L’analyse des prières du baptême concernant la personne divine évoquée par le célébrant aide à distinguer les prières qui précèdent les controverses christologiques. Les prières qui s’adressent simplement à Dieu sont considérées comme plus anciennes (avant le Vème siècle) puisque là, ce n’était pas nécessaire que la divinité de la personne du Fils soit discriminée. Dans l’euchologe, il y a aussi des prières qui concernent le retour des hérétiques. On les distingue en trois catégories : a) ceux qui sont acceptés dans l’église en libelles et en onction au saint myron, b) ceux qui sont acceptés en libelles et c) ceux qui sont acceptés en baptême. Le critère qui distinguait ceux qui seraient acceptés en libelle ou en chrismation à ceux qui seraient baptisés dès le début c’était leur baptême précédent en une ou en trois immersions. Par ailleurs, la distinction est liée à l’acceptation ou non du dogme pour la Sainte Trinité de la part des hérétiques. Il est remarquable que en VIIIème siècle l’église montrait une tolérance aux hérétiques qui étaient reçus en libelle et en chrismation, parce qu’elle estimait qu’ils acceptaient le dogme pour la Sainte Trinité mais qu’ils l’interprétaient incorrectement. Enfin, à l’époque du codex Barberini gr.336, le rite du baptême était indissolublement lié à la divine liturgie suivant la tradition antérieure. Les baptisés, juste après l’immersion baptismale et l’onction au myron, devenaient participants du corps et du sang du Christ. / The Euchologion Barberini gr. 336 of the Vatican Library is the oldest and most important witness of the Byzantine rite. The prayers for the baptism that this Euchologion contains, constitute a full rite of baptism, so that the celebrant can easily celebrate the rite of the baptism.The order and the content of the prayers read by the celebrant are generally similar to those currently in use in the churches of the East following the typical of Constantinople : i . prayer for a catechumen, ii. exorcisms, iii . prayers for the renunciation and the adhesion, v. prayer by the priest who will baptize, vi. prayers for the blessing of the water, vii . prayers for the pre-baptismal anointing, viii. prayers for the baptismal immersion, ix. prayers for the post-baptismal anointing, x. prayer for the ablution, xi. prayer for the child’s tonsure. Inside the Euchologion , there is also another prayer for the renunciation and the adhesion of the candidates by the Archbishop at the holy preparation of the Easter, which is very important because it comes from the time of Chrysostom. Concerning the baptismal creed that it is contained in the Barberini Euchologion gr.336 , it is about the Creed of Nice-Constantinople. In general, the prayers for the baptism of the Barberini Euchologion gr.336 relates candidates. However, we can not exclude the infant’s baptism. In the prayer for the children’s tonsure, them, are considered as baptized already. Concerning the children, the Euchologion contains two prayers that seem to symbolize their enrollment in the orders of the catechumens. The children are considered as indegrated personalities.The analysis of the prayers for the baptism for the divine person referred to by the celebrant helps to distinguish the foregoing Christological controversies prayers. Prayers simply turn to God are considered older (before the fifth century), since there was not necessary that the divinity of the person of the Son to be discriminated. Inside the Euchologion, there are also prayers concerning the return of the heretics. They are divided into three categories: a) those who are accepted into the church with a libel and an anointment with holy myron, b ) those that are accepted only with libels and c) those who are accepted with a baptism from the beginning. The criterion that distinguish those who were accepted with a libel or Chrismation from those who be baptized from the beginning was their previous baptism in one or three immersions . Moreover, the distinction is related to the acceptance or rejection of the dogma for the Holy Trinity from the side of the heretics. It is remarkable that in the eighth century the church showed tolerance to heretics who were received with libel or Chrismation, because she thought that they accepted the dogma for the Holy Trinity but they interpreted it incorrectly. Finally, at the time of the Codex Barberini gr.336, the rite of the baptism was inextricably linked to the divine liturgy following the earlier tradition.
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Église - Baptême - Esprit-Saint : la théologie de Louis Dallière / Church – Baptism – Holy Spirit : the theology of Louis Dallière

Bouillon, David 30 September 2017 (has links)
Notre travail, sur la base d’un corpus de textes très complet que nous avons rassemblé et numérisé (CD-rom en annexe), présente quelques grands thèmes de l’œuvre théologique du pasteur Louis Dallière (1897-1976). Après un aperçu biographique nous développons sa critique de la philosophie idéaliste et des répercussions qu’elle a engendré sur la théologie protestante. L. Dallière entend par là redonner droit à une ecclésiologie privilégiant le concret et foncièrement confessante. Dans cette optique, il entend repenser la pratique du baptême, en particulier celui des enfants. Dans un contexte de fin de la chrétienté, il souhaite privilégier l’immersion de confessants. En raison de son soutien au mouvement pentecôtiste naissant il défend aussi une spiritualité ouverte à l’exercice des charismes. Cette Église confessante a pour vocation de préparer la venue en gloire du Christ. Elle doit donc se réapproprier l’eschatologie sans pour autant s’abandonner aux excès apocalyptiques. Dans chacun des chapitres nous situerons l’auteur dans son contexte ecclésial et théologique. En conclusion nous indiquons quelle peut être la pertinence aujourd’hui de cette pensée. / I base my research on a fairly complete collection of pastor’s Dallière writings that I have assembled and digitized (see the CD-rom), presenting some of the main themes in the theology of Louis Dallière (1897-1976), a pastor in the Reformed church of France. After a biographical sketch of his life, I present his critique of Idealist philosophies and its impact on Protestant theology. I present Louis Dallière's larger objective of establishing a more concrete and confessional ecclesiology, including his rethinking of the practice of baptism, especially infant baptism. Convinced that the era of Christianity was coming to an end, he called for a renewed practice of the immersion of confessing believers. Because he supported the beginnings of Pentecostalism he also believed in a renewal of spiritual charisms within church life. I also explore the larger purpose of his call for a renewed confessing church to prepare for Christ's Second Coming, with his consequent re-appropriation of eschatology without the excesses of some apocalyptic movements. In each of our chapters I place L. Dallière in his ecclesiological and theological context. In my conclusion I explore the relevance of Dallière’s insights for our current theologies.

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