Chrismation

Nicholas E. Denysenko serves as Emil and Elfriede Jochum professor and chair and concurrently as associate professor of theology at Valparaiso University. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Minnesota (1994), and his graduate degrees at St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (MDiv, 2000) and The Catholic University of America (PhD, 2008). Prior to coming to Valparaiso, he taught for seven years at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, where he also served as director of the Huffington Ecumenical Institute. Denysenko is an ordained deacon of the Orthodox Church in America since 2003. He is the author of Chrismation: A Primer for Catholics (Liturgical Press, 2014).

"In this book on chrismation, Denysenko exemplifies the best in ecumenical liturgical scholarship. Drawing on both Eastern and Western sources, ancient and modern, he uncovers for the reader the richness and diversity of both traditions. Catholics and Orthodox alike will benefit from reading this work."Paul MeyendorffThe Alexander Schmemann Professor of Liturgical TheologySt. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological SeminaryYonkers, NY

• ContentsList of Tables and Figures   ixPreface   xiAcknowledgments   xiiiList of Abbreviations   xvIntroduction xviiChapter 1:  Chrismation in the Byzantine Rites of Initiation   1Chapter 2:  Chrismation and the Reception of Converts   40Chapter 3:  Orthodox Theologians on Chrismation   90Chapter 4:  Chrismation and Catholic Confirmation   140Conclusion   189Index   203