baptism
ConceptTheology
aka Baptism
Jay argues that baptism is a crucial initiation rite within the Orthodox tradition, highlighting the essential role of the bishop's authority in its administration and asserting that variations in practice, such as immersion, are not of primary theological concern.
Sources
Discussed in
Related subjects
the Orthodox viewGreek Orthodox ChurchRespect for authority in OrthodoxyBaptismal RegenerationDiscordOttoman EmpireWestern media influencethe Filioqueschism in ancient IsraelOrthodox ChurchC.S. Lewis's The Great DivorceMaryEaster (Pascha)Bertrand RussellZelenskyMatrokin ArchiveecumenismRoman CatholicismmagisteriumRuslanPapal ChurchFather Panagiotis Papa GeorgioliturgySoviet UnionUkraine ConflictNeoplatonismAugustineCircular EconomyUkraineHesychasmtranstemporal argumentChalk.comPhilocaliadeath before the fallRussian Orthodox Churchuniversal basic incomeheretical emperorstechnocracyRussian collusion narrativeChastisement