The Baptism Project : Eugene Fairweather's contribution to the `Book of Alternative Services' or how ERF saved both the baby and the bath water
http://archives.anglican.ca/en/permalink/article30637
- Author
- Holeton, David R. (David Ralph), 1948-
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Liturgy Canada
- Date
- 2003 June
- Record Type
- Journal Article
- Journal
- Liturgy Canada
- Date
- 2003 June
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 1
- Page
- 1-8, passim
- Notes
- This entire issue, which is inset into vol. 9 no. 4 (Pentecost 2003) is here presented as "a theological contribution to The Baptism Project, LC's [i.e. Liturgy Canada's] attempt to foster dialogue about the process of Christian Initiation. Dr. Holeton offers an extensive and, we believe, very important historical account of Fr. Fairweather's significant contribution both the BAS and, even more importantly, to a renewed understanding of the theologically necessary link between Baptism and Eucharistic fellowship." -- From Editorial by John Hodgins to vol. 9 no. 4 (Pentecost 2003), p. 3.
- "Eugene Fairweather's contributions to the work of the national Doctrine and Worship Committee (D&W) and to the Book of Alternative Services (BAS) lay primarily in two areas: unmuddling the impasse between the House of Bishops (HoB) and D&W in the work towards new rites of Christian Initiation and drafting the rites of Ordination" (p. 1).
- The article is a concise and penetrating analysis of the development of the "new" theology of baptism and Christian initiation (including the issue of admission to Communion) which took place in Canada between 1969 and 1985. It focuses on the controversy and conflict between the Doctrine and Worship Committee (and its sub-committees and task forces) and the House of Bishops. Fairweather's pastoral, political and theological contributions are described, especially his crucial report delivered to the October 1981 [* See paragraph below] meeting of the Joint Task Force on Christian Initiation entitled "Christian Initiation : our Present Situation" which included "A Modest Proposal" and set out seven key principles about baptism and Christian initiation.
- *N.B. A typo, two thirds of the way down the second column on page 4, says October 1982 instead of 1981. Footnotes 12-14 on page 8 confirm that the report was in fact presented in October 1981
- Subjects
- Fairweather, Eugene R. (Eugene Rathbone), 1920-2002
- Christian initiation - Anglican Church of Canada
- Baptism - Anglican Church of Canada
- Baptism (Liturgy) - Anglican Church of Canada
- Confirmation - Anglican Church of Canada
- Lord's Supper - Admission to - Anglican Church of Canada
- Anglican Church of Canada. Book of Alternative Services
- Liturgical renewal - Anglican Church of Canada
- Anglican Church of Canada. Doctrine and Worship Committee
- Anglican Church of Canada. House of Bishops
- Chrism - Anglican Church of Canada
- Holy oils - Anglican Church of Canada
- Ordination - Anglican Church of Canada
- Ordinals (Liturgical books) - Anglican Church of Canada