This book offers fresh insights into the contemporary state of Ecumenism.
Author Jon Nilson believes that it is time for Roman Catholic Church leaders to put their commitment to Church unity into action and move beyond simply engaging in ecumenical dialogue.
With contributions by George Lindbeck, Walter Cardinal Kasper, Henry Chadwick, R. William Franklin, Michael Root, Gabriel Fackre, Edward Idris Cassidy, Valerie A. Karras and Frank D. Macchia.
This book provides a specific proposal for churches divided by centuries-long disputes and disagreements to move toward a vision of the unity of the church.
Baptist Identity and the Ecumenical Future urges Baptists and their dialogue partners to recognize and embrace these ecumenically oriented facets of Baptist identity as indispensable provisions for their shared pilgrimage toward the ...
This volume introduces this fascinating dynamic of theological mediation, redefinition, and generosity. It shows how the ecumenical impulses, which were directed outwardly to other traditions, had reflexive effects inwardly.
Succinctly, in the context of the so-called (new) "winter of ecumenism," our study investigates the significance of the Joint Declaration for the future of ecumenical relations among Lutheran and Catholic Churches.
9. The Theology of a Pilgrim Church -- 10. The Baptist Eschatological Vision and the Ecumenical Future -- Bibliography -- Credits -- Scripture Index -- Author and Editor Index -- Subject Index
John Bowden (Mystic, CT: TwentyThird Publications, 1984), 133. 1 First presented (with Michael Vertin) on June 7, 1996, Anglican Orders and Ecumenical Dialogue on Ordained Ministry 99.
In part, this is because the movement has not given enough attention to grassroots ecumenical engagement.