Efficacious Engagement

Kimberly Hope Belcher is an assistant professor of theology at Saint John's University, where she teaches sacramental theology and ritual studies. She is a member of the North American Academy of Liturgy and writes for the liturgical blog PrayTell. Nathan D. Mitchell, PhD, (1943-2024), was Associate Director for Research at the Center for Pastoral Liturgy, University of Notre Dame. Six times a year, he wrote "The Amen Corner" for Worship. In 1998, the North American Academy of Liturgy presented him with its Berakah Award. Other books by Mitchell that have been published by Liturgical Press include Cult and Controversy, Mission and Ministry, and Rule of Prayer, Rule of Faith. He also contributed to The Collegeville Pastoral Dictionary of Biblical Theology.

• ContentsForeword   ixAcknowledgments   xiChapter One      The Sacramental Plan of Salvation   1Chapter Two      Efficacious Engagement: Ritual Formation of Dynamic Persons   32Chapter Three   Initiating Infants   60Chapter Four     Folds   93Chapter Five     Threefold: The Trinitarian Dynamic of Infant Baptism   128Chapter Six       The Spirit: Unfolding the Gift   156Bibliography   182Index of Names   194Index of Subjects   196

This book offers a fresh entrance into the reality of sacramental engagement. The Liturgical Press is to be thanked for publishing this book and other such works by young scholars which encourages their professional development and invites a wide audience to glean insight about current research by the new voices in liturgical studies today.Kevin W. Irwin, Worship