Sigríður Guðmarsdóttir

Jan 8, 2025 | christiancentury.org | Mac Loftin |Wendell Berry |Bob Smietana |Sigríður Guðmarsdóttir

Century illustration (Source image: Severin.stalder / Creative Commons) All theology is contextual. The oldest law book in Iceland, Grágás, which emerged sometime between the ninth and 13th centuries, preserves an instruction for emergency baptism when traveling with a sick child. While fresh water is always preferable for baptism, Grágás instructs, it is also possible to baptize in the ocean or even in snow.