Focuses on the major issues in ecumenical dialogue - Jesus Christ, The Holy Trinity, Justification, The Church and The Sacraments of Baptism and Eucharist. This book explains the key issues at stake and offers signposts for the way forward so that the wish of Jesus may be fulfilled: That They May All Be One.

This standard reference work is indispensable for students and scholars, church leaders and pastors. For anyone involved and interested in the issues, history and events of the ecumenical movement, the dictionary provides a wealth of up-to-date information available in no other single source. The 700 entries have been written by some 370 leading figures in the ecumenical movement from every ...

Comprises reflections on postmodern ecclesiologies as well as on the development and problems concerning ecumenical methods and models of unity. This book provides some pertinent deliberations on how an ecclesiology of communion can integrate otherness. It critically examines Zizioulas' communion ecclesiology.

The third volume of this History reflects the changes in the profile of the ecumenical movement over the last 35 years, and the controversial and complex period we have just passed through. Chapters cover, among other subjects, inter-religious dialogue, racism and ethnicity, spirituality, inclusive community, and ecumenical social thought. Five introductory analyses cover the global context, ...

The report of the formal conversations between the Church of England and the Methodist Church of Great Britain was published in December 2001. This text translates the key ideas from the report so that Christ's disciples locally - from any denomination - can begin to explore the implications.

The interpretation in this book of the uniqueness of The Catholic Church and its Magisterium is nonetheless progressive as he understands that truth is something that no-one has a monopoly on. The Catholic Church must listen to other traditions and learn from them.

Aims to help Jews and Christians understand the role that several biblical figures from their own traditions play in Islam. This work uses a method of examining scriptural characters as a way of seeing Islam in its pure light.

What is the World Council of Churches? This illustrated introduction answers that question. It explores the WCC's nature as a 'fellowship of churches', the areas and concerns which are the focus of the Council's programmes, the major events of its history, the contribution it has made to Christian thought, and its relations with churches and other organizations. The final chapter asks whether the

This book tackles the history of important ecclesiological issues across the denominational board.

At time of uncertainty in the quest for Christian unity, this book takes a look at the goals, motives and methods of ecumenical dialogue. Key Anglican ecumenists, including Joy Tetley and John Webster, re-appraise ecumenical theology, identify the main challenges and chart a course for the future.

This book tackles the history of important ecclesiological issues across the denominational board.

A study of Anglicanism from a Free Church perspective, highlighting the tension that exists between its Catholic and Protestant characteristics, but drawing attention to an important ecclesiological message that is applicable to all the churches.

The course of Christianity in the 20th century has been strongly marked by the Ecumenical and Liturgical Movements, and often these currents for the recovery of the Church's unity and the renewal of its worship have flowed together. This is an overview of their achievements and future aims.

Provides a history of the modern ecumenical movement in Wales, a movement which has attempted to foster collaboration among the churches and denominations, and has promoted the search for union between the churches and has enabled the churches to work in partnership in responding to national and international social, economic and cultural list.

Offers practical suggestions for implementing and strengthening spiritual ecumenism, the heart of all efforts to re-unite divided Christians. This book is grounded in the documents that have shaped the Catholic Church's engagement in seeking Christian unity.

Recent decades have witnessed significant progress in the theological consensus of the world's Christian communities. Although still separated along denominational lines existing since the Reformation, the principal Christian churches have engaged in ongoing discussions in an effort to understand and reconcile their differences. This book is a collection of reports from bilateral talks involving .

Everyday encounters and planned interactions can become the foundation for ecumenical learning and offer a powerful alternative to formal and book-based education. Creative Ecumenical Education explores ways in which to encourage this informal approach alongside and within formal education. It develops the idea that individuals and communities need to recognize, value and utilize effectively the .