This book is especially designed for those who search for the meaning of their baptism. Willimon explores the significance of this sacrament in daily living and provides a model for living a Christian life. Each chapter focuses on one historical-biblical dimension of baptism. An Educational Guide for groups is also included. Pastors will find this book especially helpful for guiding new Christians, confirmation classes, and parents of newly baptized children.
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William H. Willimon is a professor of Christian Ministry and Dean of the Chapel at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. He is the author of several best-selling books. He earned degrees from Wofford College, Yale University, and Emory University.
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William H. Willimon is Presiding Bishop of the North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church, Birmingham, AL area, and Visiting Research Professor, Duke Divinity School, Durham, NC. Prior to his current position he served for twenty years as Professor of Christian Ministry and Dean of Duke University Chapel. He is the author of fifty books, and over a million copies of his books have been sold. His articles have appeared in many publications including The Christian Ministry, Quarterly Review, Liturgy, Worship, and Christianity Today. His Pulpit Resource is used each week by over eight thousand pastors in the U.S.A., Canada, and Australia. He was selected in a Baylor University survey as one of the "Twelve Most Effective Preachers in the English-Speaking World."
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A thoughtful and refreshing look at sacrament of baptism,
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This review is from: Remember Who You Are: Baptism, a Model for Christian Life (Perfect Paperback)
William Willimon's "Remember Who You Are" is foremost a devotional reading for Christians desiring a deeper spiritual understanding of their baptisms. However, the relaxed style does not betray the author's excellent work in presenting the historical and traditional understanding of baptism. This understanding is in contrast with the reductive and overly emphasized Enlightenment and Pietist perspectives of the modern American church. As the historical and confessional viewpoint of baptism is presented by the author, it gently refreshes one from the stifling heat of the self-help and human-conditioned theology held in many of today's churches. "Remember Who You Are" helps the reader rediscover the beautiful and sacred truth about the baptism rite. The book's first printing precedes almost by a decade the church's current growing realization that it needs to examine its historical formation in order to be relevant and transforming to the world. Willimon aids this trend by providing a very honest and non-sectarian look at the baptism sacrament. He makes evident that an excellent starting place to define Christians is the baptismal sacrament, and thus they will be able to remember who they are. A group educational guide is included in the back of "Remember Who You Are". This creative and interactive guide helps provide practical applications of the material in a communal setting.
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Good Overview on Baptism,
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Gives a good overview of Baptism and describes some of the things that God does during Baptism and not just the Baptizing it self.
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