Confirmation has long been a contentious issue in the Church, and in recent times its theology and practice have come under increasing scrutiny within both the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church.

In this timely publication James Behrens presents the most comprehensive profile of the Sacrament of Confirmation currently available. All aspects of Confirmation are extensively examined in a book that provides a complete parish resource on the subject.

An essential handbook of clergy, students, those engaged in instructing confirmation candidates, and all who are concerned with the current debate in the Church.

James Behrens, a Church Warden of St. Luke’s Church, Redcliffe Square in London, is a practising barrister with a special interest in Canon Law.