Read more
Zusatztext Take the Plunge is a spirituality book based on living initiation! so its appeal is not limited to sacramental preparation or explicitly baptism-based programs. It would be a helpful resource for preaching! for faith formation of adults or young adults! and for any interested lay reader. Though written from a Catholic perspective! the ecumenical consensus on initiation may make it ecumenically useful as well. Informationen zum Autor Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe has been long been one of the most popular preachers across the globe, speaking in retreats which he gives in English or in his equally fluent French. He has spent most of his life as a Dominican based at the order’s Blackfriars base in Oxford, apart from his nine years as master of the order in Rome, but has always travelled widely, being in huge demand as a speaker. He was elevated to the rank of Cardinal by Pope Francis in December 2024. His books have been bestsellers, particularly I Call You Friends , Seven Last Words and What Is the Point of Being a Christian? , which won the 2007 Michael Ramsey Prize for theological writing. His appeal is ecumenical too, and he has lectured in Westminster Abbey, while his book Why Go to Church? included a foreword by Rowan Williams, who was then Archbishop of Canterbury. Klappentext Timothy Radcliffe holds a unique position in the modern Catholic Church. As Master of the Dominican Order in Rome for nine years, he held one of the most senior and influential appointments the Catholic Church has on offer. But he is a member of an Order of Preachers and is thus truly apostolic. The order's motto consists of one word, Veritas (Truth), and it is the vigorous pursuit of intellectual and emotional truth which is the hallmark of his writing. This new book will not disappoint his admirers. Here, Fr Radcliffe argues that Christianity will only thrive today, overcoming the challenges of secularism and religious fundamentalism, if we rediscover the beauty of baptism. It touches the deepest dramas of human life: birth, growing up, falling in love, daring to give oneself to others, searching for meaning, coping with suffering and failure, and eventually death. Vorwort Timothy Radcliffe explores baptism, showing how it touches the deepest dramas of human life. Zusammenfassung Timothy Radcliffe writes on the beauty of baptism, and how its rediscovery is key to the thriving of Christianity today. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. This Child? 2. What Name? 3. Commandments and Claim 4. Listening to the Word 5. The Community of Saints 6. Fight the Good Fight 7. The Oil of Gladness 8. A Fertile Word 9. The Moment of Choice 10. Stripped 11. Take the Plunge 12. God's Anointed 13. God's Holy People 14. The Paradoxes of Sanctity 15. Seeing in the Dark 16. Did you receive the Spirit? 17. Growing Up Epilogue Bibliography ...
About the author
Cardinal Timothy Radcliffe has been long been one of the most popular preachers across the globe, speaking in retreats which he gives in English or in his equally fluent French.
He has spent most of his life as a Dominican based at the order's Blackfriars base in Oxford, apart from his nine years as master of the order in Rome, but has always travelled widely, being in huge demand as a speaker. He was elevated to the rank of Cardinal by Pope Francis in December 2024.
His books have been bestsellers, particularly
I Call You Friends,
Seven Last Words and
What Is the Point of Being a Christian?, which won the 2007 Michael Ramsey Prize for theological writing.
His appeal is ecumenical too, and he has lectured in Westminster Abbey, while his book
Why Go to Church? included a foreword by Rowan Williams, who was then Archbishop of Canterbury.
