Communio 2026/1 n° 303
Journal article

Confirmation

The generative sacrament

Pages 53 to 68

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  • GRANADOS, José,
2026. Confirmation The generative sacrament. Communio, 2026/1 n° 303, p.53-68. DOI : 10.3917/commun.303.0054. URL : https://shs.cairn.info/journal-communio-2026-1-page-53?lang=en.
  • Granados, José.
« Confirmation : The generative sacrament ». Communio, 2026/1 n° 303, 2026. p.53-68. CAIRN.INFO, shs.cairn.info/journal-communio-2026-1-page-53?lang=en.
  • Granados, J.
(2026). Confirmation the Generative Sacrament. Communio, 303(1), 53-68. https://doi.org/10.3917/commun.303.0054.

https://doi.org/10.3917/commun.303.0054

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Cite this article

  • Granados, J.
(2026). Confirmation the Generative Sacrament. Communio, 303(1), 53-68. https://doi.org/10.3917/commun.303.0054.
  • Granados, José.
« Confirmation : The generative sacrament ». Communio, 2026/1 n° 303, 2026. p.53-68. CAIRN.INFO, shs.cairn.info/journal-communio-2026-1-page-53?lang=en.
  • GRANADOS, José,
2026. Confirmation The generative sacrament. Communio, 2026/1 n° 303, p.53-68. DOI : 10.3917/commun.303.0054. URL : https://shs.cairn.info/journal-communio-2026-1-page-53?lang=en.

https://doi.org/10.3917/commun.303.0054

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This article explores the difference between baptism and Confirmation using the analogy of two “ages” or dimensions of human existence. Baptism corresponds to the receptive and filial dimension where divine life is received, while Confirmation inaugurates the generative dimension where Christians become capable of transmitting the gift they have received to others.

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https://doi.org/10.3917/commun.303.0054