When the earliest Christ-followers were baptized they participated in a politically subversive act. Rejecting the Empire's claim that it had a divine right to rule the world, they pledged their allegiance to a kingdom other than Rome and a king... Google Books
Originally published: 2018
Author: R. Alan Streett
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Alan Streett's latest book is an important and timely work that calls Christians to live out their baptismal identity in fidelity to Christ and resistance to ...
Caesar and the Sacrament. Baptism: A Rite of Resistance. by R. Alan Streett. Foreword by Walter Brueggemann. Imprint: Cascade Books. 190 Pages ...
Sep 21, 2020 · Book: Caesar and the Sacrament: Baptism, A Rite of Resistance. Author: R. Alan Streett. Publisher: Cascade Books; Eugene, Oregon - 2018.
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Caesar and the Sacrament by R. Alan Streett is a masterpiece of historical Christian literature. In this modern era, we need a clearer understanding of what ...
Aug 26, 2020 · R. Alan Streett shows that baptism was a politically subversive action that involved swearing an oath of allegiance to a new king.
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Streett's reading shows us that the earliest Christian movement, as an heir to ancient Israel, was also a movement resistant to Roman authority. Streett's ...
Aug 26, 2020 · Was baptism spiritual, political, or both? And to what degree was baptism seen as saving in the New Testament and early Christianity? Why?