{"product_id":"who-will-cleanse-from-postbaptismal-sins-bishops-and-forgiveness-from-postbaptismal-sins-ad-250-to-391-paperback","title":"Who Will Cleanse from Postbaptismal Sins?: Bishops and Forgiveness from Postbaptismal Sins AD 250 to 391 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid W. T. Brattston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe questions studied in this book are whether, in the period between AD 250 and 391, there was pardon for sins committed after water baptism, whether all sins were considered remissible after baptism or if there were exceptions, the conditions for obtaining such forgiveness, which actions constituted an appropriate manifestation of sorrow and remorse for sins, and which officers of the church held authority to hear and adjudicate confessions of sins and declare them forgiven on earth and in heaven. The book questions whether the decisions reached in this time period are applicable today. It is a sequel to the author's \"The Forgiveness of Post-Baptismal Sin in Ancient Christianity\"\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ein \u003ci\u003eChurchman: A Journal of Anglican Theology\u003c\/i\u003e 105.4, later expanded into the book \u003ci\u003eCan Sins Be Forgiven After Baptism?\u003c\/i\u003e (2019).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor of fourteen books and over four hundred articles synthesizing early and modern Christianity, David W. T. Brattston is a retired lawyer in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada. This is his fifteenth book and was his master of arts (theology) thesis at an institution accredited by the Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada (ATS). He has been published by a wide variety of denominations in every major English-language country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 126\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.27 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 29, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48630031876317,"sku":"9798385277780","price":25.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/Fl-tkKKka99798385277780.webp?v=1789797060","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/who-will-cleanse-from-postbaptismal-sins-bishops-and-forgiveness-from-postbaptismal-sins-ad-250-to-391-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}