Chrismation: A Primer For Catholics

What is chrismation? Nicholas Denysenko breaks open chrismation as sacrament of belonging by exploring its history and liturgical theology. This study offers a sacramental theology of chrismation by examining its relationship with baptism and the Eucharist and its function as the ritual for receiving converts into the Orthodox Church. Drawing from a rich array of liturgical and theological sources, Denysenko explains how chrismation initiates the participant into the life of the triune God, beginning a process of theosis, becoming like God. The book includes a chapter comparing and contrasting chrismation and confirmation, along with pastoral suggestions for renewing the potential of this sacrament to transform the lives of participants.

• | Author: Nicholas E. Denysenko
• | Publisher: Liturgical Press
• | Publication Date: May 01, 2014
• | Number of Pages: 248 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0814662730
• | ISBN-13: 9780814662731