TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lusvardi,Anthony
TI  - Baptism of desire and Christian salvation 
SN  - 9780813237985
AV  - BX2205 .L88 2024
U1  - BX 2205 LUS 23/eng/20240409
PY  - 2024///
CY  - Washington,D.C.
PB  - The Catholic University of American Press
KW  - Baptism
KW  - Catholic Church
KW  - Salvation
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-388) and index
N2  - "Arguing that theologians of the past two centuries have tended to downplay the role of the sacraments when discussing salvation, Lusvardi suggests that baptism should remain our theological starting point. Engaging with the theological tradition and at times challenging the conventional wisdom, Baptism of Desire and Christian Salvation shows how such a sacramental approach can offer credible-and sometimes surprising-responses to questions related to the salvation of non-Christians, the fate of unbaptized infants, and the relevance of the Church's mission today"--
ER  -