- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- <i>List of Table and Maps</i>
- <i>Abbreviations and Editorial Note</i>
- <b>Introduction</b>
- Part I Time
- 1 <b>The Lord's Day</b>
- 2 <b>Days of Fasting and Thanksgiving</b>
- 3 <b>Calendrical Customs and Alternative Beliefs</b>
- <b>Part II</b> <b>Public Worship in the Meeting‐House</b>
- 4 <b>Psalmody</b>
- 5 <b>Preaching</b>
- 6 <b>Communion and Discipline</b>
- Part III Rites of Passage
- 7 <b>Baptism</b>
- 8 <b>Marriage and Sexual Relationships</b>
- 9 <b>Death</b>
- Part IV
- 10 <b>Catechizing, Education, and Reading Practices</b>
- 11 <b>Family Worship, Prayer Meetings, and Lay Involvement in Church Life</b>
- <b>Conclusion</b>
- <i>Bibliography</i>
- Index
Baptism
Baptism
- Chapter:
- (p.201) 7 Baptism
- Source:
- The Shaping of Ulster Presbyterian Belief and Practice, 1770-1840
- Author(s):
Andrew R. Holmes (Contributor Webpage)
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
This chapter explores the official and popular understandings of baptism and its importance to the life of communities, whether in terms of the church or local society.
Keywords: baptism, church membership, communities, discipline, alternative beliefs, customs
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- Title Pages
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- <i>List of Table and Maps</i>
- <i>Abbreviations and Editorial Note</i>
- <b>Introduction</b>
- Part I Time
- 1 <b>The Lord's Day</b>
- 2 <b>Days of Fasting and Thanksgiving</b>
- 3 <b>Calendrical Customs and Alternative Beliefs</b>
- <b>Part II</b> <b>Public Worship in the Meeting‐House</b>
- 4 <b>Psalmody</b>
- 5 <b>Preaching</b>
- 6 <b>Communion and Discipline</b>
- Part III Rites of Passage
- 7 <b>Baptism</b>
- 8 <b>Marriage and Sexual Relationships</b>
- 9 <b>Death</b>
- Part IV
- 10 <b>Catechizing, Education, and Reading Practices</b>
- 11 <b>Family Worship, Prayer Meetings, and Lay Involvement in Church Life</b>
- <b>Conclusion</b>
- <i>Bibliography</i>
- Index