tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85287265331830468272012-02-16T00:51:50.041-06:00Thoughts and CommentsGreg Fieldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09238406011882776341noreply@blogger.comBlogger71100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8528726533183046827.post-90519843653647746582007-12-07T00:05:00.001-06:002009-01-05T23:40:25.144-06:00Baptism and Social ContractBaptism in the middle ages, according to Leithart, meant more than religious rite. It served the dual function of entry into the church and "civil registry". He brings this up to demonstrate the important connection between religion and society that existed until the 1600's. Baptism had a clear sociological import.Why is this significant? Leithart contends that modern political theory, with Greg Fieldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09238406011882776341noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8528726533183046827.post-12388498792327846962007-12-01T01:12:00.000-06:002007-12-01T01:16:38.116-06:00A Helpful Addition to “Baptism and the Real Me”I’ve been reading through “Priesthood of the Plebs: a theology of baptism” by Peter Leithart. One section in that book sheds a bit more light on my last post “Baptism and the Real Me”. These lengthy quotes from "Priesthood of the Plebs" give the background understanding of personhood that makes room for his assertions in “The Baptized Body”. In the second quote I inserted a definition for ‘Greg Fieldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09238406011882776341noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8528726533183046827.post-63592689471875099912007-12-01T00:00:00.000-06:002007-12-01T01:39:38.156-06:00Chapter 1 cont'd - Baptism and the Real MeThe question that ended the last post could be put another way.1. What effect is God producing in the water rite of baptism?2. How are baptized people invariably changed by this rite because of God’s action?3. Does God always produce some kind of result in this rite?Some other more specific questions are these:1. Do we treat our baptized children as elect only when they make a profession?2. Do weGreg Fieldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09238406011882776341noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8528726533183046827.post-8564827592935733742007-07-30T12:29:00.000-05:002007-07-30T12:40:20.299-05:00Chapter 1 - Starting Before the BeginningI only cover the first section of this chapter. It has no heading and I may have summarized too much for this to be considered a review, but I hope I have given enough that you will be able to think about what “Leithart said”. This covers pages 1-4. A quick note, the word 'efficacy or efficacious' is used a lot here. It means producing or able to produce the desired effect.Leithart maintains thatGreg Fieldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09238406011882776341noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8528726533183046827.post-43373814212798666572007-07-26T10:38:00.000-05:002007-07-26T10:45:07.197-05:00An Important Preface from the Preface“What is at the heart of the Federal Vision? I cannot speak for all those wearing the FV logo, but in my view the Federal Vision is centrally about the issues I address in this book: Baptismal efficacy, to be sure, but more importantly and fundamentally, the nature of signs and rites, the character of the church as the body of Christ, the possibility of apostasy. At its heart, the Federal Vision Greg Fieldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09238406011882776341noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8528726533183046827.post-86191331432354425052007-07-17T21:59:00.000-05:002007-07-18T00:39:30.951-05:00My First BookI will start with "The Baptized Body" by Peter Leithart. Hope to post soon.Greg Fieldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09238406011882776341noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8528726533183046827.post-6093881881750727382007-07-17T21:51:00.000-05:002007-07-17T21:59:07.732-05:00The BeginningI will finish working at the bank on August 1. That is great news for all sorts of reasons, but there is one related to this blog . . . reading. I've wanted to try this for some time . . . not reading . . . I'm getting ahead of myself. This blog is a public reading journal - so to speak. I will outline, question, enjoy and learn outloud. The benefit of doing that here is getting to hear Greg Fieldshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09238406011882776341noreply@blogger.com1