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050 00 $aBX9189.C7$bO75 1996
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100 1 $aOsmer, Richard Robert,$d1950-
245 10 $aConfirmation :$bPresbyterian practices in ecumenical perspective /$cRichard Robert Osmer.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aLouisville, Ky. :$bGeneva Press,$c1996.
300 $axvi, 260 p. ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 229-260).
505 00 $tIntroduction: Troubling Questions -- $gPt. 1.$tConfirmation as a Current Challenge -- $g1.$tAdolescence: The Emergence of a New Stage in the Life Cycle -- $g2.$tConfirmation in Modern Context: Individualization and Identity Formation -- $gPt. 2.$tConfirmation in Historical Perspective -- $g3.$tAntecedents and Origins of Confirmation -- $g4.$tChanges in Confirmation and Catechetical Instruction in the Reformation -- $g5.$tLutheran, Anglican-Episcopal, and United Methodist Confirmation Practices -- $g6.$tAmerican Presbyterian Confirmation Practices -- $gPt. 3.$tA Contemporary Proposal for Confirmation -- $g7.$tA Theology of Confirmation -- $g8.$tA Fitting Practice of Confirmation.$tEpilogue: Confirmation in Practical Theological Perspective.
520 1 $a"Confirmation is one of the most widespread practices in the contemporary church, although much confusion exists about its relationship to faith: Is confirmation a rite of passage? Is it just one step on an unfolding journey of faith? Are new privileges granted and additional responsibilities required of confirmands? Christian educator Richard Robert Osmer addresses these questions as he examines the theological significance of confirmation." "Osmer surveys early church practices of confirmation and offers a comprehensive discussion of the particularities of the Protestant experience of confirmation, including Presbyterian, Episcopal, Lutheran, and Methodist practices. He discovers a need for a renewed understanding of confirmation in today's church. He proposes a two-step process of confirmation that would address the unique concerns and understandings of those involved at two distinct and significant developmental transitions: from youth to adolescence and from adolescence to adulthood."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aConfirmation$xPresbyterian Church.
650 0 $aConfirmation$vComparative studies.
610 20 $aPresbyterian Church (U.S.A.)$xMembership.
650 0 $aPresbyterian Church$zUnited States$xMembership.
852 00 $buts$hBX9189.C7$iO75 1996