Religious Studies GCSE
Infant baptism
What Infant baptism means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Infant baptism
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Practised by Catholics and Anglicans, it involves pouring water on a baby's head, with parents and godparents making promises on their behalf to raise them in the faith.
Topics that use Infant baptism
- Christianity - 3.1.2.2 Practices (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Agape
- Agape and Christian charity
- Atonement
- Believers' baptism
- Biblical interpretation
- Charity
- Christianity in modern Britain
- Community cohesion
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