Christianity And The Wider Ecumenism
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Christianity And The Wider Ecumenism
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Author : Peter C. Phan
language : en
Publisher: Paragon House Publishers
Release Date : 1990
Christianity And The Wider Ecumenism written by Peter C. Phan and has been published by Paragon House Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Political Science categories.
How has Christian tradition developed its understanding of the problem of salvation for non-Christians? How do the Christian churches appraise the spiritual values of those other religions whose members collectively make up the majority of mankind? Christianity and the Wider Ecumenism explores the growing shift from efforts toward unity within Christianity to broader, more far-reaching attempts at greater harmony among world religions (the "wider ecumenism"). Editor Peter Phan traces the trend back to the Second Vatican Council (1962-65) but notes that, in the last ten years or so, the movement has become pronounced. in addition to Vatican II, the World Council of Churches has established a Dialogue with People of Living Faiths and ideologies. Also, the growing number of courses on campus in comparative religions testifies to the critical importance of interfaith studies and dialogue in our religiously plural world. Despite resistance by some Christians to this new trend, there is a willingness on the part of others to support the "wider ecumenism," even to abandon any claim to Christ's/Christianity's uniqueness, definitiveness, absoluteness, and superiority. They rightly point to the need for faith in God as Absolute Mystery, to Christian praxis in favor of justice and freedom, and to the enormous historical suffering and conflicts, caused by the myth of Christian uniqueness. They add that we live today in a world village in which dialogue with other religionists and societies, as full equals, is imperative, perhaps for our very survival. Not mere contact but active cooperation and mutual understanding is required now more than ever to deal with urgent global issues involving mass poverty and starvation, religious fanaticism, the threat to the environment, and the omnipresent danger of nuclear destruction. These problems are far too important to be left to governments. The essays in this volume are the Product of fifty leading scholars, from across the Christian spectrum, seeking to clarify and to affirm the immense significance of interreligious dialogue for Christianity in our new planetary society.
The Wider Ecumenism
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Author : Eugene Hillman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1968
The Wider Ecumenism written by Eugene Hillman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Religion categories.
By accepting the full implications of current salvation theology, Christians today are compelled to ask themselves precisely why they are Christians, and why they should be concerned at all about the existence of the Church anywhere and at any time. If the very same saving grace of Christ is universally available to all men simply because they are men, and if all religions manifest an anonymous but nonetheless effective operation of grace, then what exactly is the purpose of the Church in history? The answer--and thus the authentic meaning of the Christian vocation--is to be found only in a dynamic, pentecostal, evangelical, ecumenical, and sacramental relationship with all the others: the vast majority of human beings who must live and die with no one to tell them of Christ. Without this living relationship, and the far-reaching demands proceeding therefrom, our Christianity is simply the moribund culture-religion of Western man, and our churches are indeed the "sepulchres of God". For Christians are true to their calling, and the Church is alive, only to the extent that they exist for the whole of humanity.
Towards Wider Ecumenism
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Author : M. A. Thomas
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Towards Wider Ecumenism written by M. A. Thomas and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with Christian life categories.
Upon The Wings Of Wider Ecumenism
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2006
Upon The Wings Of Wider Ecumenism written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Christian union categories.
Manthanathu John Joseph, b. 1941, former director of Ecumenical Christian Centre, Bangalore; contributed articles.
Ecumenism Christian Origins And The Practice Of Communion
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Author : Nicholas Sagovsky
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2000-05-04
Ecumenism Christian Origins And The Practice Of Communion written by Nicholas Sagovsky and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-05-04 with Religion categories.
The theology of communion, or Koinonia, has been at the centre of the ecumenical movement for more than thirty years. It is central to the self-understanding of the Anglican, Roman Catholic and Orthodox Churches, and has been prominent in the work of the World Council of Churches. This book, based on the 1996 Hulsean Lectures, examines the significance of Koinonia for contemporary ecumenical theology, tracing the development of contemporary understanding in critical engagement with the thoughts of Plato, Aristotle, the Hebrew Scriptures, the New Testament, the Cappadocian Fathers and Augustine. In each case, reflection on community life is related to actual communities in which texts were produced. The importance of conflict and the place of politics for the Koinonia that constitutes the Christian churches is a major theme throughout. Communion is seen as a gift to be received and a discipline to be cultivated in the continuing practice of ecumenism.
For All Peoples And All Nations
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Author : John Nurser
language : en
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Release Date : 2005
For All Peoples And All Nations written by John Nurser and has been published by Georgetown University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Political Science categories.
In this new century, born in hope but soon thereafter cloaked in terror, many see religion and politics as a volatile, if not deadly, mixture. For All Peoples and All Nations uncovers a remarkable time when that was not so; when together, those two entities gave rise to a new ideal: universal human rights. John Nurser has given life to a history almost sadly forgotten, and introduces the reader to the brilliant and heroic people of many faiths who, out of the aftermath of World War II and in the face of cynicism, dismissive animosity, and even ridicule, forged one of the world's most important secular documents, the United Nations's Universal Declaration of Human Rights. These courageous, persistent, visionary individuals--notable among them an American Lutheran Seminary professor from Philadelphia, O. Frederick Nolde--created the Commission on Human Rights. Eventually headed by one of the world's greatest humanitarians, Eleanor Roosevelt, the Universal Declaration has become the touchstone for political legitimacy. As David Little says in the foreword to this remarkable chronicle, "Both because of the large gap it fills in the story of the founding of the United Nations and the events surrounding the adoption of human rights, and because of the wider message it conveys about religion and peacebuilding, For All Peoples and All Nations is an immensely important contribution. We are all mightily in John Nurser's debt." If religion and politics could once find common ground in the interest of our shared humanity, there is hope that it may yet be found again.
Unity As Prophetic Witness
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Author : Michael Kinnamon
language : en
Publisher: Fortress Press
Release Date : 2018-11-01
Unity As Prophetic Witness written by Michael Kinnamon and has been published by Fortress Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-11-01 with Religion categories.
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.
Ecumenism And Independency In World Christianity
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2020-09-07
Ecumenism And Independency In World Christianity written by and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-07 with Religion categories.
Essays written in honour of Brian Stanley on the entangled nature of ecumenism and independency in the modern global history of Christianity. They demonstrate transnational connectivity as well as local and contextual expressions of Christianity.
Missions And Unity
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Author : Norman E. Thomas
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2010-11-01
Missions And Unity written by Norman E. Thomas and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-11-01 with Religion categories.
This study is the first comprehensive history of the impact of the modern missionary movement on the understanding of and work toward Christian unity. It tells stories from all branches of the church: Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant in its many types (conciliar, evangelical, Pentecostal, and independent). Part 1, "Historical," highlights the contribution of modern missions to Christian unity, from William Carey and his antecedents and peers to present-day missions. Part 2, "Ten Models of Unity," takes an inductive approach to history, asking not "how should Christians cooperate?" but "how has the missionary movement helped Christians to work together at the local, national, regional, and global level?" Part 3, "Wider Ecumenism," broadens the evidence to include how the missions movement has helped not only institutional churches but also broader society to have concern for the unity of the entire human family. Included here is the story of how the Protestant missionary movement influenced the forming of the United Nations as well as the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The study also covers the movement's impact on Christian attitudes toward, and relations with, persons of other faiths. Mission and Unity is the standard reference work in the field for persons studying modern history, modern church history, missions, and ecumenics.
Many Paths
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Author : Eugene Hillman
language : en
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
Release Date : 2008-06-01
Many Paths written by Eugene Hillman and has been published by Wipf and Stock Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-06-01 with Religion categories.
In Many Paths, Eugene Hillman, a pioneer in the area of interreligious dialogue and Catholic thought, argues that the wider ecumenism to which Christians were summoned by Vatican II may prove to be the most radically demanding of the Council's many calls. It requires a reexamination of christology, of ecclesiology, of missiology, and a coming-to-terms with the reality of religious pluralism. By exploring religion's historico-cultural dimensions, examining the Church's tradition and practice vis-^-vis other cultures and religions, and explicating the challenges of a post-Vatican II ministry, Many Paths makes a vital contribution to the development of interreligious dialogue.