Article: Baptism and Faith: Their Relationship in our Salvific Encounter with God Today in the Light of the New Testament Baptismal Theology and Vatican II Sacramental Theology.

By Cosmas Alule. European University Studies. New York: Peter Lang, 2000. Pp. 367. $52.95.

Much of the theological reflection on faith and sacrament for the past three decades has been inadequate, says Cosmas Alule, because it fails to respond to the pastoral crisis of our time. The starting point for his book is the so-called crisis of faith and sacrament. While it is often referred to, the precise nature of the crisis is not elaborated. A.'s intention is to provide a study in systematic theology to help address the pastoral issues by bringing closer together faith and sacrament, or more specifically, faith and baptism.

He begins with a consideration of ...

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