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Line 89: ===Baptism=== In ~~all~~most varieties of Christianity, baptism is the initiation rite for entrance into the Christian community.{{sfn\|Inbody\|2005\|pp=284-285}} Almost all baptisms share in common the use of the Trinitarian formula (in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) by the minister while baptizing the convert.{{sfn\|Stookey\|1982\|p=27}} Two aspects of baptism are sources of disagreement: mode and meaning. In ''Understanding Four Views on Baptism'' editors have written that Christians disagree on the meaning of baptism and whether it is a necessary aspect of conversion or simply demonstration of a conversion that has already taken place.{{sfn\|Armstrong\|Engle\|2009\|p=163}} [[File:Child baptism with water.jpg\|thumb\|upright\|Baptism of a child by affusion]] There are also different modes of baptism in Christianity. These include [[Immersion baptism\|immersion]] (dunking), [[affusion]] (pouring), and [[aspersion]] (sprinkling). The most common practice in the ancient church was baptism by immersion of the whole head and body of an adult.{{sfn\|Jensen\|2012\|p=371}} It remained common into the Middle Ages and is still found in the Eastern church, the Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches, and in most Protestant denominations.{{sfn\|Cross\|Livingstone\|2005\|p=827}}

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