{"product_id":"living-under-water-baptism-as-a-way-of-life-9780802879639","title":"Living Under Water: Baptism as a Way of Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOur truest identity isn't something we create or build ourselves.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt's a gift we receive.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWe live under water.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does baptism mean? And what do we \u003ci\u003edo \u003c\/i\u003ewith it? Kevin Adams--an experienced pastor and church planter who has baptized people of all ages and spiritual origins--makes the case that baptism isn't merely a one-time ceremony but something to be lived and affirmed throughout one's life. In \u003ci\u003eLiving under Water\u003c\/i\u003e, Adams shares stories that illustrate how baptism shapes one's identity and enters us into an alternate narrative, one ongoing since the dawn of creation, through which we understand our truest selves with all our joy and trauma and by which we are united with a group of people unbound by race or language, continent or generation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eForegrounding baptism in the lives of Christians means foregrounding baptism in the life of the church. Anchored in both theology and real-world experience, Adams shows how that can happen while engaging honestly with the history (and ongoing reality) of baptism's corruptions and abuses. This book is for pastors and parishioners of any Christian tradition who long for baptism to be bigger than a set of doctrinal bullet points--nothing less than the gospel story enacted with water.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/25\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802879639\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.80d","brand":"Kevin J. Adams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41574249070773,"sku":"9780802879639","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e1767d3c-fc54-4575-b64d-cbea35fa7683.jpg?v=1643691647","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/living-under-water-baptism-as-a-way-of-life-9780802879639","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}