We and Our Children: The Reformed Doctrine of Infant Baptism
Using Scripture as his guide, author Herman Hanko in this book develops the truth of God's covenant as it relates to the baptism of the infants of believers. "We" (the elect people of God) and "our children" are and should be inseparably linked because they both belong to the covenant of grace, though some Christian denominations deny this beautiful truth when they refuse to baptize their children.
What others are saying about this book:
"Excellent." – Douglas Wilson
"One of the best biblical arguments I've read for the case for covenantal infant baptism." – Chris G.
"We and Our Children, first published by the RFPA in 1981, was a compilation of a series of articles in the Protestant Reformed Theological Journal. In those articles, Professor Herman Hanko answered a book entitled Children of Abraham? by David Kingdon. Kingdon rejected infant baptism from the standpoint of a Reformed Baptist. We and Our Children analyzed and refuted the arguments of Kingdon’s book, and then set forth the Reformed position. This second edition of We and Our Children is an extensive revision of the first. As the author informs us, entire sections of the book have been rewritten. In my judgment, the first edition was a powerful defense of the Reformed doctrine of infant baptism. The revision is even better." - Russell J. Dykstra
"The student who seeks to explore the doctrine of infant baptism would profit greatly from reading Hanko’s book, We and Our Children. One will appreciate the extensive quotations from [David] Kingdon’s book, Children of Abraham. This affords the reader an unusual opportunity of sitting in on a great debate on the subject of Paedobaptism." - Henry Pieter Kik, minister of Congregational Care at Laketon Bethel Reformed Church of Muskegon, Michigan
Read reviews by Henry Pieter Kik (Westminster Theological Seminary), Jon M. (the Grandville Gleaner), and Russell J. Dykstra (The Standard Bearer).
Herman Hanko (1930-2024) served as a minister in the Protestant Reformed Churches from 1955 to 1965, when he was appointed to serve as professor in the Protestant Reformed Seminary in Grandville, MI. He served in that capacity until his retirement in 2001. Until his passing in April 2024, he continued to lecture widely in the USA, the United Kingdom, and other countries, including Singapore and the Philippines. He is the author of several RFPA books.
- 184 pages
- paperback
- ISBN 978-0-616206-79-6
- Release date: 2004