In the New Testament's Gospel of John, chapter 20, verse 17, when Christ comes upon Mary Magdalene after he rises from his tomb, he says, "Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended/ to my Father" (King ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This paper tracks the fortunes of the debate on whether children playing at baptism can actually administer and receive a valid sacramental ...

Presented by Dr. Meriem Pages, English: In the early part of Middle Ages, texts that discussed religious conversion—and especially baptism—presented it as climactic and life-altering. Later texts, ...