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Whether or not we are aware of it, everyone is being "baptized." While the church baptizes people in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, the culture in which we live is baptizing us into the trinitarian values of consumption, production, and acquisition. The respective baptism we choose to immerse ourselves in is consequential for the type of people we are becoming. Wade In the Water alerts us to the presence of these formative forces, so that we can choose the sacred ways that form us in the Jesus Way.

Baptism. --- Initiation rites --- Religious life. --- Spiritual life. --- Life, Spiritual --- Religious life --- Spirituality --- Religion --- Christening --- Immersion, Baptismal --- Sacraments --- Water --- Religious aspects --- Christianity. --- Baptismal immersion --- Sponsors

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Baptism --- Sponsors --- Kinship --- Ethnology --- Clans --- Consanguinity --- Families --- Kin recognition --- Godfathers --- Godmothers --- Godparents --- Confirmation --- Christening --- Immersion, Baptismal --- Initiation rites --- Sacraments --- Water --- Social aspects --- History. --- Religious aspects --- Christianity --- History of doctrines. --- England --- Religious life and customs. --- Persons --- Baptismal immersion

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Baptism --- Church history --- Apostolic Church --- Christianity --- Church, Apostolic --- Early Christianity --- Early church --- Primitive and early church --- Primitive Christianity --- Fathers of the church --- Great Apostasy (Mormon doctrine) --- Christening --- Immersion, Baptismal --- Initiation rites --- Sacraments --- Water --- History of doctrines. --- Religious aspects --- Baptismal immersion --- Sponsors

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In the web of cultural processes of late antiquity ablution rites and initiation rites were performed in different forms and in different contexts. Such rites existed in Early Judaism and Greco-Roman cults and were also applied in early Christianity under the label "baptism", however, not as one fixed rite uniformly performed and interpreted. Baptismal rites developed diversely corresponding to the diversity among Christian groups of which some later came to be perceived as heretical. Remains of art, architecture and texts from these contexts were discussed in two conferences gathering scholars who are excellent within their respective fields: text studies, studies of rites, archaeology, architecture, history of art, and cultural anthropology. These different fields of research have in recent years generated new knowledge that is relevant for the discussion of ablution and initiation rites and their function in late antiquity. At the same time interests of research have altered in favour of a growing cooperation across discipline borders.The present volumes are the outcome of two conferences in Rome 2008 and at Metochi (Lesbos) 2009.

Baptism -- History -- Early church, ca. 30-600 -- Congresses. --- Baptism -- Judaism -- History -- Congresses. --- Lustrations -- History -- Congresses. --- Rome -- Religion -- Congresses. --- Lustrations --- Baptism --- 265.1 --- Rites and ceremonies --- Water --- Christening --- Immersion, Baptismal --- Initiation rites --- Sacraments --- 265.1 Doopsel --- Doopsel --- History --- Judaism --- Religious aspects --- Rome --- Religion --- Festschrift - Libri Amicorum --- Baptême --- Rites d'initiation --- Histoire --- Judaïsme --- Aspect religieux --- History. --- Baptismal immersion --- Sponsors --- Baptism - History - Early church, ca 30-600 - Congresses --- Baptism - Judaism - History - Congresses --- Lustrations - History - Congresses --- Rome - Religion - Congresses --- Ablution. --- Baptism. --- Initiation. --- Rite.