Baptism: A Guide to Life from Death
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Baptism: A Guide to Life from Death  -     By: Peter J. Leithart

Baptism: A Guide to Life from Death

Lexham Press / 2021 / Hardcover

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You've been baptized. But do you understand what it means?

Baptism is the doorway into membership in the church. It's a public declaration of the washing away of our sin and the beginning of our new life in Christ. But the sacrament that is meant to unite us is often a spring of division instead.

All Christians use water to baptize. All invoke the triune name. Beyond that, there's little consensus. Talk about baptism and you're immediately plunged into arguments. Whom should we baptize? What does baptism do? Why even do it at all?

Peter Leithart reunifies a church divided by baptism. He recovers the baptismal imagination of the Bible, explaining how baptism works according to Scripture. Then, in conversation with Christian tradition, he shows why baptism is something worth recovering and worth agreeing on.

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Title: Baptism: A Guide to Life from Death
By: Peter J. Leithart
Format: Hardcover
Number of Pages: 128
Vendor: Lexham Press
Publication Date: 2021
Dimensions: 7.0 X 5.0 (inches)
Weight: 8 ounces
ISBN: 1683594630
ISBN-13: 9781683594635
Series: Christian Essentials
Stock No: WW594635

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You've been baptized. But do you understand what it means?
Baptism is the doorway into membership in the church. It's a public declaration of the washing away of our sin and the beginning of our new life in Christ. But the sacrament that is meant to unite us is often a spring of division instead.
All Christians use water to baptize. All invoke the triune name. Beyond that, there's little consensus. Talk about baptism and you're immediately plunged into arguments. Whom should we baptize? What does baptism do? Why even do it at all?
Peter Leithart reunifies a church divided by baptism. He recovers the baptismal imagination of the Bible, explaining how baptism works according to Scripture. Then, in conversation with Christian tradition, he shows why baptism is something worth recovering and worth agreeing on.

Author Bio

Peter J. Leithart is president of the Theopolis Institute, a Christian study center and leadership training institute in Birmingham, Alabama. He is author of numerous books, including The End of Protestantism, Deep Exegesis, Delivered from the Elements of the World, and commentaries on 1–2 Kings, 1–2 Chronicles, and Revelation.

Editorial Reviews

A book of liturgical wisdom for all of God’s people—wherever their place may be in the Lord’s family.

–Timothy George, distinguished professor, Beeson Divinity School of Samford University


I strongly recommend this small work: it compels deep and profitable thinking about what has long been a controverted subject.

–Michael A. G. Haykin, Professor of Church History, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary


This book is an incredible gift to us all, and will greatly enhance the ongoing conversation about our one Lord, one faith, one baptism (Eph 4:5). Take, read, and rejoice in all the gifts God gives you in your baptism!

–Harold L. Senkbeil, Executive Director Emeritus, DOXOLOGY: The Lutheran Center for Spiritual Care and Counsel, author of The Care of Souls: Cultivating a Pastor’s Heart


This is a brilliant resource for the classroom with your best university students or for teenagers contemplating new life in Christ. For it is not just about baptism. It is about the triune God, about the whole of the Christian faith, and about how to be more human.

–Jason Byassee, Butler Chair in Homiletics and Biblical Interpretation, the Vancouver School of Theology, author of Surprised by Jesus Again.

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