__"McKnight has given the church an enduring gift"__   
"As someone who grew up Baptist and has wrestled deeply with questions about infant baptism, I wish I could have read this book years ago. McKnight has given the church an enduring gift--a book that is theologically rich, serious, and steeped in tradition yet accessible and readable. As a mother of young children and as a priest, I will put this book in the hands of many a friend and parishioner. If you are a parent deciding whether to baptize infant children, this book is essential reading."  
--__Tish Harrison Warren__, priest in the ACNA, co-associate rector (Church of the Ascension Pittsburgh), and author of Liturgy of the Ordinary: Sacred Practices in Everyday Life "A cogent apology for the sacrament of infant baptism. McKnight, a New Testament scholar, writes in a comfortable and non-academic style that his readers will surely appreciate."  
--__Kathryn Greene-McCreight__, Episcopal priest and author of Darkness Is My Only Companion: A Christian Response to Mental Illness  
  
"McKnight provides a controversial though ultimately compelling case for infant baptism. It is not just the who and how of baptism that he tackles; the genius of this book is that McKnight elegantly explains what baptism is even about, what it means, what it does for the recipient, and why it really does take a church to baptize a child. This book could change your whole view of conversion, faith, family, children's ministry, and the church!"  
--__Michael F. Bird__, Ridley College, Melbourne, Australia  
  
"The most compelling case for infant baptism available today. Not content to sprinkle with prooftexts, McKnight immerses his reader in the biblical, historical, and sacramental theology of this ancient Christian practice, and seals it with a testimony of how his mind was changed."  
--__Joel Scandrett__, Robert E. Webber Center, Trinity School for Ministry

__Scot McKnight__ (PhD, University of Nottingham), a world-renowned scholar, writer, and speaker, is professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary in Lisle, Illinois. His blog, Jesus Creed, is one of the most popular and influential evangelical blogs. McKnight is the author or editor of more than sixty books, including Adam and the Genome, Kingdom Conspiracy, The Jesus Creed, The Blue Parakeet, The King Jesus Gospel, and The Apostle Paul and the Christian Life. He is also a canon theologian for the Diocese of Churches for the Sake of Others.

The issue of baptism has troubled Protestants for centuries. Should infants be baptized before their faith is conscious, or does God command the baptism of babies whose parents have been baptized?  
  
Popular New Testament scholar Scot McKnight makes a biblical case for infant baptism, exploring its history, meaning, and practice and showing that infant baptism is the most historic Christian way of forming children into the faith. He explains that the church's practice of infant baptism developed straight from the Bible and argues that it must begin with the family and then extend to the church. Baptism is not just an individual profession of faith: it takes a family and a church community to nurture a child into faith over time. McKnight explains infant baptism for readers coming from a tradition that baptizes adults only, and he counters criticisms that fail to consider the role of families in the formation of faith. The book includes a foreword by Todd Hunter and an afterword by Gerald McDermott.

A popular New Testament scholar explores the biblical basis, history, meaning, and practice of infant baptism, arguing that it must begin with the family and then extend to the church.

__Contents__ Foreword by Todd Hunter  
Preface: A Letter  
1. Our Baptism: First Six Words  
2. Baptism: Church and Family  
3. Presentation and Commitments  
4. The Three Great Themes of Our Baptism  
5. The Bible and Infant Baptism  
6. The Act of Baptism  
7. My Personal Testimony  
Afterword by Gerald McDermott  
Indexes

McKnight, Scot

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Endorsements

Dedication

Foreword

Preface

1. Our Baptism

2. Baptism

3. Presentation and Commitments

4. The Three Great Themes of Our Baptism

5. The Bible and Infant Baptism

6. The Act of Baptism

7. My Personal Testimony

Afterword

Notes

Scripture and Ancient Writings Index

Subject Index

Back Cover

It Takes a Church to Baptize

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