Christian Ritualizing and the Baptismal Process: Liturgical Explorations Toward a Realized Baptismal Ecclesiology: 174 (Princeton Theological Monograp...see more

Most people even non-Christians know that Christians gather for worship once a week and that they are right there to support each other when there is a baptism or a wedding or a funeral. But what about other poignant vulnerable or life-changing times? How does the church help people handle changes that in the past in Christendom were considered secular? Does the church have a role at retirement when ones ministry changes or when a familys children leave home and familiar patterns seem to grind t...See More