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From conciliar ecumenism to transformative receptive ecumenism

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2017
This article attends to ecumenicity as the second reformation. The ecumenical organisations and agencies hugely influenced the theological praxis and reflection of the church during the past century.
Mary-Anne Plaatjies van Huffel
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Receptive Ecumenism as a Way Forward: An Eastern Orthodox Perspective [PDF]

Religions, 2023
Receptive ecumenism is one of the most important contemporary methodologies of inter-Christian dialogue. The theological vision behind the concept of receptive ecumenism is a valuable source of inspiration for the revitalization of the culture of ...
Viorel Coman
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Between the Pandemic, the War and the Value Conflict: Polish Ecumenism at Crossroads

Acta Theologica
Poland is still an exception on the European map of Christianity, although this exceptional position is increasingly fading away. Churches in Poland are facing the challenges known elsewhere in Europe.
P. Kopiec
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Ecumenism Under Secularisation [PDF]

Religions
This article addresses preconditions and possibilities for ecumenism in secularised societies. In doing so, it draws attention to the complex nature of the secularisation process.
Rajmund Porada
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Ecumenical Formation in Theological Education: A Precondition for Ecumenical Encounter and a Tool for Ecumenical Reception

Religions, 2023
For many decades, Christian churches have engaged in ecumenical dialogues addressing church-dividing issues and trying to overcome them. Many valuable texts have emerged from these dialogues, but they are hardly known in the churches. One reason for this
Johannes Oeldemann
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The One, the Many and Koinonia: Synodality and Receptive Ecumenism

Religions, 2023
This essay will explore the relationship between synodality as an ecclesiality and Receptive Ecumenism as one form of enacting the synodal vision within the ministry of ecumenism.
N. Ammon Smith
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Culture-Specific and Cosmopolitan Aspects of Christian Coexistence. A Postcolonial Perspective on Ecumenical Relations

Religions, 2022
This article wants to shed light on some of the cultural complexities of the ecumenical movement by putting it in conversation with postcolonial theory. It argues that the academic discourse of postcolonial theory and the ecclesial movement of ecumenism ...
Michael Nausner
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The pastor as an ecumenical leader: Reflections and Pastoral Ministry experiences at Bvumbura parish, Zimbabwe [PDF]

Pharos Journal of Theology, 2022
This article explores the position and the role of the pastor in local ecumenism. It argues that the pastor is a central figure who consciously and unconsciously influences local ecumenical engagement between his/her local congregation and other ...
Rabson Hove, Prof Herbert Moyo (PhD)
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Spiritual Ecumenism in the Witness of St. John Paul II through His Life and Teaching

The Person and the Challenges. The Journal of Theology, Education, Canon Law and Social Studies Inspired by Pope John Paul II, 2020
During his many journeys and speeches in his teaching, John Paul II proved that spiritual ecumenism is a sine qua non for all ecumenical activity. He is the „soul” of all ecumenism. Spiritual ecumenism, thanks to conversion of the heart, holiness of life,
Elżbieta Wrzała
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Models of Ecumenical Dialogue in the Discourse of the Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate

Концепт: философия, религия, культура, 2022
The article is devoted to the models of ecumenical dialogue in the Russian context on the example of the Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate.
L. A. Gorodilova
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