Sacraments & Discipleship: Understanding Baptism and the Lord’s Supper in a United Methodist Context

Stamm, Dr. Mark W.

ISBN 10: 1490534288 / ISBN 13: 9781490534282

Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2013

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sacraments & Discipleship: Understanding Baptism and the Lord?s Supper in a United Methodist Context
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1490534288
• ISBN 13: 9781490534282
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

The primary task of the Christian life is to respond to God’s gracious initiative by loving God and our neighbor, that is, the people God puts in our path. The sacraments help us do that. They hold up a vision of new life, and they make that life possible. This book discusses how such sacramental grace comes to us and how we might open ourselves to it in a more complete way. It emphasizes the work of God’s grace, yet insists that there is a human side of the covenant, the work of receiving grace. Dr. Stamm helps us discover once again that to talk about the sacraments is to talk about the entirety of human life and Christian discipleship.

About the Author

Mark W. Stamm, O.S.L., is Professor of Christian Worship at Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University, in Dallas, Texas. He served as Abbot of the Order of Saint Luke from 2000 through 2008