TLC 248/1 Online December 20, 2013 News The January 5 edition of The Living Church is available online to registered subscribers. This edition features an essay by Calvin Lane and Rob W. Courtney, priests in the Diocese of Louisiana, on baptismal theology. They write: Since the 1970s and early ’80s a chorus of theologians, building on the current prayer book (now 34 years old) and the ecumenical consensus that made it possible, have stressed that baptism must be seen as foundational to the Church’s being, that the celebration of a baptism simply cannot be a private affair, and that the congregation has a serious and solemn role to play not only during the administration of the sacrament but also in the newly baptized Christian’s continued growth into the full stature of Christ. NewsFloridians Help Homeless Students FeaturesThirty-Nine Articles RevivedBy Oliver O’Donovan The Origins of the Articles of ReligionBy Benjamin Guyer Baptism at a DistanceBy Calvin Lane and Rob W. Courtney Building Faith that Will LastBy Matt Marino ‘There Are Always Surprises in Uganda’By Sam Garrett What’s Your Story?By Jake Dell BooksNew Books on the PriesthoodReview by J.D. McQueen Hymns for Prayer & Praise by the Panel of Monastic MusiciansReview by Daniel H. Martins The Caring Congregation by Karen LampeReview by Pat Barker Flourishing Life by Sandra M. Levy-AchtemeierReview by Alvin C. Johnson Cultures‘This Is Sin’By Leonard Freeman Catholic Voices The Iconic MandelaBy John W. de Gruchy Other DepartmentsLetters Sunday’s Readings People & Places Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)