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This is a 5 page paper that provides an overview of Chrysostom's "Baptismal Instructions". The influence upon both ritual and value within the faith is emphasized. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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listed below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates. The Faces of Chrysostom in his "Baptismal Instrucctions" ,
11/2010 --properly! Abstract As one of the original fathers of the Church, Saint John Chrysostoms writings had a uniquely formative
impact upon the development of church doctrine and practice. This is revealed quite well in his "Baptismal Instructions", a collection of writings which reveal not only the extent to which
Chrysostom affected Christian ritual, but also the manner in which his emphasis on material reality helped to define the role of the wealthy within the ancient church, and establish charity
as one of the hallmarks of the faith. This paper analyses the "Instructions" with both of these contexts in mind. John Chrysostom is undoubtedly one of the
most famous figures in the history of the Christian church. One of the four original "fathers of the church", Chrysostoms role in the development of Catholicism was to define and
refine ritual and tradition and ceremony through the use of his writing. Nowhere is this more evident than in his "Baptismal Instructions". This collection of eight sermons fulfills a variety
of interesting purposes. Firstly, it informs the ritual of baptism which is central to the Christian faith. Secondly, it highlights Chrysostoms capacity for emphasizing the material reality of worship by
working to define the role of the wealthy in Christian society. This paper will analyze the "Baptismal Instructions" in both of these important contexts. This paragraph helps the student
provide a brief summary of the life of St. John Chrysostom, so as to inform the rest of the paper. In order to understand the impact on the ritual and
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