{"product_id":"the-sacraments-9780802848222","title":"The Sacraments","description":"\u003ci\u003eThis is a print on demand book and is therefore non- returnable.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sacraments\u003c\/i\u003e is the tenth work to appear in the American edition of Berkouwer's monumental \u003ci\u003eStudies in Dogmatics\u003c\/i\u003e. In it the author examines, explicates, and defends the Reformed teaching on the sacraments in the light of the Word of God and church theology. In the process, Berkouwer discusses and evaluates the Roman Catholic, Lutheran, and various contemporary views of the sacraments. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e His method is to construct a general concept of the \"sacraments\" first, during which he takes into consideration the sacraments proper (baptism and the Lord's Supper). He does not seek to analyze the essence of \"the sacraments\" apart from a consideration of the individual sacraments, for, Berkouwer contends, the nature of the sacraments turns precisely upon the concrete givenness of baptism and the Lord's Supper in the historical revelation in Christ. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The study proceeds to deal with the questions of: the number of sacraments, the relation between Word and sacrament, the efficacy of the sacraments in relation to faith, the nature of Christ's presence in the sacrament, the meaning of \"sign and seal,\" and the controversial questions of infant baptism and open communion. In treating these issues, Berkouwer sorts out the massive complications that have developed over the years and, with devout faith and unfaltering logic, threads his way between confusion and oversimplification.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e G. C. Berkouwer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/19\/1969\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.18w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802848222\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40138405871731,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":33.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_a0bf511f-edcb-4ab7-af22-b0d3dc74421c.jpg?v=1654348796","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-sacraments-9780802848222","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}