Seal of the Spirit:

مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Seal of the Spirit: "
Alex R. Mayfield

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1079680
Doc. No	:	LA123309
Call No	:	‭10.1163/17455251-02502005‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Alex R. Mayfield
Title & Author	:	Seal of the Spirit: [Article] : The Sacrament of Confirmation and Pentecostal Spirit Baptism\ Alex R. Mayfield
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Journal of Pentecostal Theology
Date	:	2016
Volume/ Issue Number	:	25/2
Page No	:	222–241
Abstract	:	This paper offers a comparison of the Roman Catholic practice of confirmation and the classical Pentecostal understanding of Spirit baptism. It begins by examining the biblical texts which provide the basis of each ritual, and then moves on to develop each practice historically in reference to their ecclesial and personal significances. Despite obvious differences, a comparison of the practices illustrates that they serve both to empower believers for future service and to enter into a fuller ecclesial communion. The paper concludes with a reflection on the theological significance these practices, namely that they are ritual expressions of the transjective experience of the Spirit. This paper offers a comparison of the Roman Catholic practice of confirmation and the classical Pentecostal understanding of Spirit baptism. It begins by examining the biblical texts which provide the basis of each ritual, and then moves on to develop each practice historically in reference to their ecclesial and personal significances. Despite obvious differences, a comparison of the practices illustrates that they serve both to empower believers for future service and to enter into a fuller ecclesial communion. The paper concludes with a reflection on the theological significance these practices, namely that they are ritual expressions of the transjective experience of the Spirit.
Descriptor	:	confirmation
Descriptor	:	ecumenism
Descriptor	:	Pentecostal
Descriptor	:	Roman Catholic
Descriptor	:	sacrament
Descriptor	:	Spirit baptism
Descriptor	:	theology
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/17455251-02502005‬