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===Baptism===
In 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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