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Catholicity on Trial: Ecclesiological Reflections on Unity and Diversity in the Global Catholic Church

Śląskie Studia Historyczno-Teologiczne
During the period of European colonialism, the Catholic Church underwent a process of global expansion which was characterised by a tendency towards uniformity dominated by the Latin Church and its capital, Rome.
Dirk Ansorge
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Sending en eenheid: �n Perspektief vanuit die Ned Geref Kerk

Verbum et Ecclesia, 1991
Mission and unity: A Dutch Reformed perspective The decisions on church unity and ecumenical relationships, taken by the Bloemfontein synod of the Dutch Reformed Church (October, 1990) came as a welcome surprise to many and as an unwelcome disappointment
P. G. J. Meiring
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Plaaslike ekumene en die einddoel van die eenheidstrewe

Verbum et Ecclesia, 1993
Local ecumenism and the goal of the ecumenical endeavourAccording to the author the need for local ecumenism arises from the fact that nowadays there is not only the one universal church in many localities as in the early church but a new reality of many
A. G. S. Gous
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Ekumenisiteit as ’n Skrifgefundeerde raamwerk vir kerklike eenheid – ook op die gebied van sendingwerk

In die Skriflig, 2006
Ecumenicism as a Scripturally-founded framework for ecclesiastical unity – also in missionary work In this article the foundations of a Scripturally-based ecumenicism utilised as a framework within which the dilemma of church division, also in ...
C. J. Smit
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Johan Heyns as ekumeniese figuur

Verbum et Ecclesia, 1994
Johan Heyns as ecumenical figure The role that Heyns played in ecumenical developments within the Dutch Reformed Church since 1986 is described. He played a leading role in breaking the ecumenical isolation of the Church.
D. Crafford
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The influence of John Calvin’s theology on the World Council of Churches

In die Skriflig, 2010
This article explores the question whether any traces of Calvin’s theological views on church unity can be found in the purpose statements and goals of the World Council of Churches (WCC).
G.M.J. van Wyk
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Karl Rahner and the Elusive Search for Christian Unity

Religions, 2018
Despite his prominence within the landscape of theology, Karl Rahner is largely absent in ecumenical discourse. This is surprising considering the concern he shows for both the church’s unity and ecumenism throughout his writings.
Eric S. Dart
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Calvin on the sacraments and church unity

In die Skriflig/In Luce Verbi, 2010
Calvin’s ecumenical passion has often been documented by scholars (section 1). This article argues that these practical en- deavours were based on Calvin’s ecclesiological conviction that there is only one church (section 2), based on the communio of believers with Christ and with one another (section 3), in which the sacraments, particularly the Lord ...
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Wybór Biskupa Rzymskiego w perspektywie jedności Kościoła

Annales Canonici, 2012
This article includes a deepened presentation and a commentary on some elements of the procedure of the election of the Pope, which underline the unity of the believers’ community. It is a unity in the sense of a participation of the whole Church in the
Piotr Majer
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Can the Anglican Model Inspire the Renewal of the Catholic Church?

Collectanea Theologica
The article deals with the inspirations for the Catholic Church that may come from the Anglican model. The first part presents the main foundations of the Anglican unity in diversity as well as the indispensable foundations of the Catholic ecclesiology ...
Przemysław Sawa
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