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Institutional forms of contemporary ecumenical dialogue [PDF]
The article deals with ecumenism and the most important examples of its “institutionalisation”. It is stated that ecumenism implies the doctrine (idea), universal inter-church movement and the proclaimed goal of achieving Christian unity. It possesses
Nikolić Marko, Petković Petar
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The modern ecumenical movement is a part of a wider ecumenism which expresses the universal character of the Christian faith. It is an approach to faith which is aware of the world-wide context of church life and the variety of the cultures and ...
John Binns
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What Does Queer Have to Do with Ecumenism?
Some observers claim that ecumenism has entered the season of winter and that ecumenism does not flourish as it has done in other periods. This article proposes that queer theory, an academic field that in different ways addresses and challenges ...
Linnea Helgesson
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The article was inspired by the text Significatio della Comunione contained in Benedict XVI’s posthumously published book Che cos’è il cristianesimo. Quasi un testamento spirituale, which caused a considerable stir in ecumenical circles and was usually ...
Jacek Froniewski
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Disruptive Repentance: Protesting in the Morning Service at Waitangi in 1983
In 1983 on Waitangi Day, nine Pākehā Christian protesters (including Catholic, Anglican, Presbyterian and Baptist ministers) were arrested and charged with disorderly behaviour for interrupting the morning church service at Waitangi. In solidarity with Māori activists and wider protests, they sought to draw attention to the longstanding failure of the ...
Michael Mawson
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Religious Books in the Reconstructed Fond in the Library of the Orenburg Theological Seminary
The article is devoted to the library of the Orenburg Theological Seminary, which was lost in 1918. It was based on the books of spiritual and religious content.
A. V. Bezpalova
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The nation‐state, non‐Western empires, and the politics of cultural difference
Abstract While empires have been central to political theory, they almost always refer to Western forms of imperialism and colonialism to which non‐Western societies are subject. But precolonial empires have ruled much of the world for much of known history. Building on recent International Relations (IR) scholarship, this article reconstructs an ideal
Loubna El Amine
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Une affaire lyonnaise : la succession de l’abbé Couturier
The Abbot Paul Couturier pioneer of "spiritual ecumenism" died in Lyon in march 1953. Then his collaborators divided on the new forms they could give to a work so marked by the personality of its founder.
Étienne Fouilloux
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Honouring the Past, Embracing the Future
Abstract The United Church of Canada, founded in 1925, represents an ambitious experiment in church union that blends Methodist, Presbyterian, and Congregationalist traditions. Over the past century, the church has played a pivotal role in shaping Canadian society by advocating for social justice, Indigenous reconciliation, interreligious dialogue ...
Hyuk Cho
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Tolerance is an aspect of the balance between power and freedom. This contribution starts from a decision taken by the general synod of the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands, in 1914, on the issue of church members who did not recognise infant baptism.
Leo Koffeman
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