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Ecclesiastical Law Journal, 2012 The ecumenical movement seeks to achieve Christian unity through greater visible communion between the separated (or divided) institutional Churches of Christianity worldwide. The practice of ecumenism and ecumenical theology have developed principally at the doctrinal and theological levels.
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African Journal of Gender and Religion (AJGR), 2016 This article explores ecumenism from below as demonstrated by women’s leagues in Zimbabwe and South Africa where Christians from different denominations worship together once every week.
Herbert Moyo
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The influence of Calvin’s theology on the Conventus of Reformational Churches in Southern Africa
In die Skriflig, 2010 The need for an ecumenical body for reformational churches in Southern Africa has been felt since the early 1990s. The key matter explored in this article is the question whether the composition and modus operandi of the Conventus reflect a trend in the ...
C.J. Smit
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Sociology of ecumenism: non-theological factors of emergence and development of ecumenical relations
Українське Pелігієзнавство, 2008 Characteristic features of Christianity of the twentieth century were the consolidation of his denominations around social problems and holding inter-Christian theological and missionary conferences.
Oleh S. Kyselov
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Ecumenical movement for millennials: A generation connected but not yet united
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2017 In this article the notion ‘ecumenism’ is defined as a connecting movement of reconciling diversity, and the focus is on young people, referred to as ‘millennials’ living in the present-day global village.
Yolanda Pantou
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Reimagining Ecumenism for the 21st Century—Stăniloae’s Theology as a Source and Inspiration
Religions, 2023 There are many competent voices who estimate that in recent years ecumenism has been going through a crisis. Concern for ecumenical dialogue is becoming secondary for many theologians or members of the clergy, including hierarchs, who are preoccupied ...
Dănuț Jemna, Dănuț Mănăstireanu
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‘Ecclesia reformata semper reformanda’ Church renewal from a Reformed perspective
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2015 With a view to the theme of church renewal, this article explores the role of a well-known and popular phrase in the Reformed tradition within Protestantism, that is, ecclesia reformata semper reformanda [‘the reformed church should always be reformed’].
Leo J. Koffeman
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The attitude of the Russian Church Abroad to non-Orthodox Christianity under Metropolitan Filaret (Voznesensky) [PDF]
Вестник Свято-Филаретовского института, 2020 The article is devoted to the attitude of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad (ROCOR) to the Ecumenical movement and non-Orthodox Christianity. Although the ROCOR is often referred to as a structure that did not welcome contacts with non-Orthodox people ...
Andrey Kostryukov
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Ecumenism in Modern Europe: Adaptation to Secular Society [PDF]
Современная Европа, 2023 The ecumenism ideology is based on evangelical foundations and is aimed at achieving universal Christian unity. The historical differentiation of Christianity and the various circumstances of the church organizations development have caused the ...
Mikhail Yu. Smirnov
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Ecumenism and Church Relations
St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology, 2023 Ecumenism refers to the wide and multifaceted movement to advance Christian fellowship and the unity of the church. The contemporary ecumenical movement was preceded by nineteenth-century missionary and youth movements mobilizing Christians from various ...
Minna Hietamäki
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