Abstract
When we examine the history of the theology of the sacraments in Western Christianity, we discover the importance of the Donatist crisis and of the controversy concerning the reiterability of baptism for a definition of sacramental action and of its effects in Christocentric terms. The figure of Optatus of Milevis, prior to Augustine of Hippo, is fundamental for an understanding of the conceptual shift made by Western Christianity, in particular by the affirmation of the Christological centrality of baptism.
| Original language | French |
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| Pages (from-to) | 199-205 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Didaskalia |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Jun 2008 |