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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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The Reception of Receptive Ecumenism [PDF]

Ecclesiology, 2021
Abstract Receptive Ecumenism (re) has been presented as a distinctive ecumenical approach for nearly fifteen years, and it is eight years since Paul Avis asked the critical question, ‘Are we Receiving Receptive Ecumenism?’ The main part of this essay addresses that question by surveying the different ways in which re has been received in the academy ...
Ryan, Gregory A.
openaire   +5 more sources

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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On the maturation of Receptive Ecumenism: The connection between Receptive Ecumenism and Spiritual Ecumenism

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
exaly   +4 more sources

Potting Christianity: Ecumenical Worship in Its Multicultural and Multi-Ethnic Context

Religions, 2022
In the gardening world, potting refers to the cultivation of plants by cutting, layering, and replacing nutrients-depleted soil with new soil in larger pots to accommodate the growth process.
Swee Hong Lim
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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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Rebooting Ecumenism, the Theological Equivalent of the Climate Crisis: The Role of Urgency and Accountability on the Road to Ecclesial Interdependence

Religions
This article puts forward the argument for the acute and urgent need to move from ecclesial self-sufficiency to ecclesial interdependency in the ecumenical process. The difficulties in ecumenical cooperation mirror those in the climate crisis, as despite
Dragos Herescu
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Hope and Truth-telling: A Response to Aristotle Papanikolaou

Acta Universitatis Carolinae Theologica
This article is a revised version of the paper given at the Anthropology of Hope conference in Prague, May 2023, in response to Professor Aristotle Papanikolaou’s presentation on ‘Hope and Truth-telling’.
Gregory A. Ryan
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“The Law of Christian Freedom in the Spirit”: New Impulses for Church Legislation

Religions
“Church’s law is first and foremost lex libertatis”—this proclamation by Pope Benedict XVI (2008) inspired the author, a Catholic canonist, to attempt an aspectual reflection on the question of the quality and relevance in Ecclesia of contemporary ...
Andrzej Pastwa
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