Baptism

Baptism is a water purification ritual practiced in certain religions such as Christianity, Mandaeanism, Sikhism, and has its origins with the Jewish ritual of tahara. The word baptize derives from the Greek word βάπτειν (the infinitive; also listed as the 1st person singular present active indicative βαπτίζω), which loosely means "to dip, bathe, or wash". To some groups it is a matter of religious conviction to assert that baptism is precisely equivalent to, to plunge something entirely into the water, so that the water closes over it.

External links

• Catholic Encyclopedia: Baptism
• Jewish Encyclopedia: Baptism
• Adult Baptism in the Early Church: Some evidence from Ireland
• Articles on Baptism from a conservative Calvinist perspective
• Articles on Baptism from the Catholic perspective
• Baptism (Catholic)
• Assemblies Of The Lord Jesus Christ articles of faith, including doctrine of baptism
• Baptism - Catholic Sacrament of Initiation - Christening
• By Water & the Spirit: A United Methodist Understanding of Baptism
• Catechism of the Catholic Church on Baptism
• Frequently Asked Questions Concerning Baptism from Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
• John Wesley's Evangelical Theology of Infant Baptism by G. Stephen Blakemore
• Traditional Catholic Rite of Baptism
• United Pentecostal Church International Baptism
• Christian Baptism by GotQuestions.org (Calvinist perspective)