Take the Plunge: Living Baptism and Confirmation

by Timothy Radcliffe

Overview

Take the Plunge explores baptism, showing how it touches the deepest dramas of human life.

Timothy Radcliffe holds a unique position in the modern Catholic Church. As Master of the Dominican Order in Rome for nine years, he held one of the most senior and influential appointments the Catholic Church has on offer. But he is a member of an Order of Preachers and is thus truly apostolic. The order's motto consists of one word, Veritas (Truth), and it is the vigorous pursuit of intellectual and emotional truth which is the hallmark of his writing.

This new book will not disappoint his admirers. Here, Fr Radcliffe argues that Christianity will only thrive today, overcoming the challenges of secularism and religious fundamentalism, if we rediscover the beauty of baptism. It touches the deepest dramas of human life: birth, growing up, falling in love, daring to give oneself to others, searching for meaning, coping with suffering and failure, and eventually death.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781441184498
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	04/19/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	312
File size:	471 KB

About the Author

Timothy Radcliffe was Master of The Dominican Order. He is the winner of the 2007 Michael Ramsey prize for theological writing for his book What is the Point of Being a Christian? He lives in Oxford but spends much of his year giving retreats, lectures and conference key-note addresses in the UK and overseas.
A former Master of the world-wide Dominican Order, Timothy Radcliffe is now based in Oxford but spends much of his year giving retreats, lectures and conference key-note addresses in the UK and overseas.

He was the winner of the 2007 Michael Ramsey prize for theological writing for his book What is the Point of Being a Christian?. He was the author of The Archbishop of Canterbury's 2009 Lent Book Why Go to Church? His other books include Alive in God, Take the Plunge and I Call You Friends, all published by Bloomsbury Continuum.

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. This Child?
2. What Name?
3. Commandments and Claim
4. Listening to the Word
5. The Community of Saints
6. Fight the Good Fight
7. The Oil of Gladness
8. A Fertile Word
9. The Moment of Choice
10. Stripped
11. Take the Plunge
12. God's Anointed
13. God's Holy People
14. The Paradoxes of Sanctity
15. Seeing in the Dark
16. Did you receive the Spirit?
17. Growing Up
Epilogue

Bibliography

Editorial Reviews

Take the Plunge is a spirituality book based on living initiation, so its appeal is not limited to sacramental preparation or explicitly baptism-based programs. It would be a helpful resource for preaching, for faith formation of adults or young adults, and for any interested lay reader. Though written from a Catholic perspective, the ecumenical consensus on initiation may make it ecumenically useful as well.” —Kimberly Hope Belcher, Worship

From the Publisher

Take the Plunge is a spirituality book based on living initiation, so its appeal is not limited to sacramental preparation or explicitly baptism-based programs. It would be a helpful resource for preaching, for faith formation of adults or young adults, and for any interested lay reader. Though written from a Catholic perspective, the ecumenical consensus on initiation may make it ecumenically useful as well.

Worship Kimberly Hope Belcher