It Takes a Church to Baptize, Tom Parks
It Takes a Church to Baptize, Tom Parks
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It Takes a Church to Baptize
What the Bible Says about Infant Baptism

Author: Tom Parks, Scot McKnight

Narrator: TBD

Unabridged: 3 hr 17 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/21/2018

Synopsis

The issue of baptism has troubled Protestants for centuries. Should infants be baptized before their faith is conscious, or does God command the baptism of babies whose parents have been baptized? Popular New Testament scholar Scot McKnight makes a biblical case for infant baptism, exploring its history, meaning, and practice and showing that infant baptism is the most historic Christian way of forming children into the faith. He explains that the church's practice of infant baptism developed straight from the Bible and argues that it must begin with the family and then extend to the church. Baptism is not just an individual profession of faith: it takes a family and a church community to nurture a child into faith over time. McKnight explains infant baptism for readers coming from a tradition that baptizes adults only, and he counters criticisms that fail to consider the role of families in the formation of faith. The book includes a foreword by Todd Hunter and an afterword by Gerald McDermott.

About Tom Parks

Since recording his first book for the Kansas Audio Reader Network in 1985, Tom Parks has enjoyed giving voice to stories. He has been nominated for Audie Awards and has received several AudioFile Earphones Awards, and reviewers have described his performances as "conversational," "energetic," "earnest," "sincere," and as having a certain "gravity." Tom is also an active workshop leader and in-demand speaker for corporations and is a featured lecturer for Carnival Cruise Lines. On the side, Tom gigs as a drummer who performs regularly on the Midwest musical theater circuit.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Shea

A perfectly fine book. Scot McKnight is an Anglican and writes a significant portion of this book examining the Anglican baptism service using the Book of Common Prayer. This part of the book was fine but not particularly helpful to my needs. But overall his foundational arguments are that salvation......more

Goodreads review by Misael

When I first read Bonhoeffer's "The Cost of Discipleship" in 2015 or 2016, my understanding of baptism changed In the Cost of Discipleship, Bonhoeffer describes baptism as the entrance into the visible church, a grafting into the body of Christ. At that time, I mostly believed in baptism as someone'......more

Goodreads review by Jared

There is much to commend here. McKnight’s theology of baptism is generally solid; and he displays a loving, ecumenical spirit throughout. I appreciate his emphasis on baptismal liturgies; I believe there can be great value in prolonging baptismal services, and making them more instructive and worshi......more

Goodreads review by Samuel

This was an enjoyable read. I could have down without all of the Anglican liturgy. But, I enjoyed McKnight’s irenic style and his even handed approach to the topic. He asks really good questions and does a good job pushing back on the individualistic spirit of our age. I also appreciated his explici......more

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