The Christian Life: Baptism and Life Passages

Many people are asking about Volume 2 in Augsburg Fortress's Using Evangelical Lutheran Worship Series, which I wrote with Dennis Bushkofsky. The volume begins with a theological chapter, "Baptism: Wellspring of the Christian Life," and a chapter on the place of baptism in the Church's worship. The book continues with chapters on Holy Baptism, Welcome to Baptism (catechumenate), Affirmation of Baptism, Corporate and Individual Confession and Forgiveness, Healing, Funeral, and Marriage. Like all the books in this series, and indeed like Evangelical Lutheran Worship itself, the tone is more suggestive than prescriptive. I have returned page proofs and now it's up to the publisher. We are hoping for May.