"These essays are dedicated to the late Stanley Grenz as a way of hinoring him and his contributions to theology."--P. xiii.
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Contents
Practicing sacramentality in Baptist modality / Philip E. Thompson -- Embodied grace : exploring the sacraments and sacramentality / Christopher J. Ellis -- 'We have an altar' : a Baptist view of sacrament and sacrifice in Hebrews / J. Ramsey Michaels -- The sacrament of fearful intimacy / Jim Purves -- The church as sacrament : a mediating presence / John E. Colwell -- Re-thinking a sacramental view of baptism and the Lord's Supper for the post-Christendom Baptist church / Michael F. Bird -- Ambiguous genitives, Pauline baptism and Roman Insulae : resources from Romans to support Pushing the boundaries of unity / Sean F. Winter -- A feast for all? : reflecting on open communion for the contemporary church / Anthony Clarke -- Penance / Paul Sheppy -- Can a Baptist believe in sacred space? : some theological reflections / Graham J. Watts -- Baptismal regeneration : rehabilitating a lost dimension of New Testament baptism / Anthony R. Cross -- The Lord's Supper and the spirituality of C.H. Spurgeon / Peter J. Morden -- Southern Baptists, sacramentalism, and soul competency / Sean A. White -- Ex opere operato : re-thinking a historic Baptist rejection / Paul S. Fiddes -- The sacramentality of the word in Gregory of Nyssa's Catechetical oration : implications for a Baptist sacramental theology / Steven R. Harmon -- Baptists and Churches of Christ in search of a common theology of baptism / Stanley K. Fowler.