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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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From conciliar ecumenism to transformative receptive ecumenism [PDF]
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
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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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.
Doe, Christopher Norman
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Spiritual Ecumenism in the Witness of St. John Paul II through His Life and Teaching [PDF]
The Person and the Challenges, 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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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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Pacifica, 2015 While Receptive Ecumenism has great potential, certain points of its methodology require further elucidation. Searching for clarity over these aspects calls for a particular focus on the connection between Receptive Ecumenism and Spiritual Ecumenism. There are significant links between Receptive and Spiritual Ecumenism, such as an emphasis on interior
Antonia Pizzey
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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 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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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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