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| Author | : Konrad Raiser |
| Publisher | : World Council of Churches |
| Total Pages | : 150 |
| Release | : 1991 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : |
Whenever an attempt has been made in recent years at a diagnosis of the ecumenical movement, an impression has emerged of stagnation or even resignation. Has the momentum been lost? Taking this question as his starting point, in this book Konrad Raiser undertakes a critical examination of the present-day problems areas in the ecumenical movement. What some see as a period of marking time and helplessness, he attempts to understand in terms of a paradigm shift which will lead to fresh approaches to contemporary problems.
| Author | : Christopher Asprey |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 355 |
| Release | : 2016-12-05 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1351941712 |
What is Ecumenism? Is Christian unity a legitimate hope or just a pious illusion? The aim of this book is to analyze the real obstacles that stand in the path to unity and to propose solutions, where these are possible. Distinguished authors from the main Christian denominations offer a unique insight into the problem of Christian divisions and the relationships between Christian communities. This work is not a politically correct exercise in diplomacy; rather, it informs the reader about the actual state of the ecumenical dialogue.
| Author | : Radu Bordeianu |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 241 |
| Release | : 2011-09-29 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0567190412 |
Widely considered the most important Orthodox theologian of the twentieth century, Dumitru Staniloae (1903-1993) contributed significantly to an ecumenical understanding of these themes. Because of his isolation by the Romanian Communist regime, his work still awaits its merited reception, especially given its potential contribution towards Christian unity. In Staniloae's understanding the Church is a communion in the image of the Trinity. Because there is a continuum of grace between the Trinity and the Church, the same relationships that exist among trinitarian persons are manifested in creation in general, and the Church in particular. In this way, the Trinity fills the world and the Church, determining their mode of existence. Intratrinitarian relationships are manifested in the relationships between humankind and non-human creation, the Church and the world, local and universal aspects of the Church, clergy and the people, and among various charisms.
| Author | : Michael Kinnamon |
| Publisher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 563 |
| Release | : 1996-12-31 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0802842631 |
Included in this collection of documents from the twentieth-century ecumenical movement are passages from texts produced by assemblies, conferences, and studies of the World Council of Churches and similar bodies, covering three areas of historical concern within modern ecumenism: faith and order, life and work, and mission and evangelism.
| Author | : Paul Murray |
| Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
| Total Pages | : 576 |
| Release | : 2010-05-06 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 0191615293 |
This volume proposes a fresh strategy for ecumenical engagement - 'Receptive Ecumenism' - that is fitted to the challenges of the contemporary context and has already been internationally recognised as making a distinctive and important new contribution to ecumenical thought and practice. Beyond this, the volume tests and illustrates this proposal by examining what Roman Catholicism in particular might fruitfully learn from its ecumenical others. Challenging the tendency for ecumenical studies to ask, whether explicitly or implicitly, 'What do our others need to learn from us?', this volume presents a radical challenge to see ecumenism move forward into action by highlighting the opposite question 'What can we learn with integrity from our others?' This approach is not simply ecumenism as shared mission, or ecumenism as problem-solving and incremental agreement but ecumenism as a vital long-term programme of individual, communal and structural conversion driven, like the Gospel that inspires it, by the promise of conversion into greater life and flourishing. The aim is for the Christian traditions to become more, not less, than they currently are by learning from, or receiving of, each other's gifts. The 32 original essays that have been written for this unique volume explore these issues from a wide variety of denominational and disciplinary perspectives, drawing together ecclesiologists, professional ecumenists, sociologists, psychologists, and organizational experts.
| Author | : R. David Nelson |
| Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 176 |
| Release | : 2017-07-27 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0567318575 |
Ecumenism: A Guide for the Perplexed is a comprehensive introduction to the methods, achievements, and future prospects of the modern ecumenical movement. The authors begin the volume by charting out a serviceable definition of ecumenism, a term that has long been a source of confusion for students of theology and church history. They review the chronology of the modern ecumenical movement and highlight the major events, figures, accomplishments, and impasses. This historical survey is followed by critical examinations of three significant challenges for contemporary ecumenical theology and practice. Along the way, the authors provide commentary upon the difficulties and prospects that the ecumenical movement might anticipate as it enters this new millennium.
| Author | : John W. Coakley |
| Publisher | : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 216 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 9780802809797 |
While the Reformed Church in America has resisted the idea of church mergers, it has nevertheless been active throughout history in working toward church unity. This volume chronicles this effort by outlining historical and theological perspectives on the RCA's ecumenical hope, exploring areas of present ecumenical encounter, and discussing the future of Reformed ecumenism.CONTRIBUTORS: Karel Blei, Anna Case-Winters, John W. Coakley, Paul R. Fries, Douglas Fromm, Wesley Granberg-Michaelson, Herman Harmelink III, Dale T. Irvin, Allan Janssen, Lynn Japinga, Gregg A. Mast, David Melvin, and Dennis Tamburello.
| Author | : David S. Cunningham |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 337 |
| Release | : 2000-01-06 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0195351304 |
This book presents twenty essays written in honor of the noted theologian and ecumenist Geoffrey Wainwright, Cushman Professor of Christian Theology at Duke University. The editors have assembled a remarkable international roster of contributors and have organized the volume around three major themes in Wainwright's work: worship, liturgy, and mission. Contributors include Nicholas Lossky, Eberhard Jungel, Dietrich Ritschl, and Gunther Gassman.
| Author | : Geoffrey Wainwright |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 705 |
| Release | : 2021 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0199600848 |
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| Author | : Michael Kinnamon |
| Publisher | : Fortress Press |
| Total Pages | : 236 |
| Release | : 2018-11-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1506430198 |
Visser 't Hooft and the Shaping of Ecumenical Theology Visser 't Hooft is, perhaps, the most distinguished figure in the modern ecumenical movement, emerging in the postwar decades as a pivotal figure. Under his leadership, the World Council of Churches was officially constituted in 1948 by 147 Protestant and Orthodox Catholic denominations, and the organization grew to include nearly 300 denominations in the following decades. Visser 't Hooft played a major role in the inclusion of churches from communist countries in the World Council, and he also sought to enlarge the role played by African, Asian, and Orthodox churches in the organization. He served as editor of the Ecumenical Review from 1948 to 1966. He was also the author of numerous books on the ecumenical movement and the nature and functions of the church.
