What role does baptism play in christianity? What are the four functions of ritual? What are the three kinds of ritual and examples of each?

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• Four functions of ritual o Orients participants to sacred space and time o Connects participants to divine o Connects participants to larger community o Includes the body as an instrument for religion • Three Kinds of ritual and examples of each o Calendar Ritual= daily (Shala), weekly (church), monthly (…), yearly (Hanukkah) o Life Cycle Rituals= Birth, coming of age (rite of passage), marriage, and death o Special Occasion Rituals= Ordination (designs a priest and allows them to teach the word of God. And Exorcism, baptism) • What role does baptism play in Christianity? o Because Jesus was baptized, it became the basis for getting closer to God, and