The book Holy Baptism in the Syriac East by Rev. Dr. Lonappan Arangassery MST is a praiseworthy attempt for knowing and understanding deeply the East Syrian perspectives on Christian Initiation. Fr. Lonappan Arangassery who is a well known liturgical theologian makes a detailed study of the Mystery of Holy Baptism and analyzes all the important East Syrian patristic and liturgical sources while exposing the Mystery of Holy Baptism in the Church of the East. The author gives lots of useful pieces of information on the theology of baptism and its praxis in the Assyrian, Chaldean and Syro-Malabar Church. (Bishop Abraham D Mattam, from the foreword)