Revisioning Christian Unity

Revisioning Christian Unity

Revisioning Christian Unity

Revisioning Christian Unity: The Global Christian Forum puts on record the story of the Global Christian Forum gathering that took place on November 6-9, 2007, at the Jumuia Conference and Country Home in Limuru, near Nairobi, Kenya. That gathering turned out to be an extraordinary and historic event, a new departure in the search for Christian unity and common witness involving all the main traditions of the Christian church worldwide. It was a decisive moment in a process that began in 1998 and since then continues to gain momentum. The main purpose of this volume is to preserve the memory and provide access to the full collection of documents for contemporary and furture church workers, theologians, students, and researchers.

The Oxford Handbook of Ecumenical Studies

The Oxford Handbook of Ecumenical Studies is an unparalleled compendium of ecumenical history, information and reflection. With essay contributions by nearly fifty experts in their various fields, and edited by two leading international scholars, the Handbook is a major resource for all who are involved or interested in ecumenical work for reconciliation between Christians and for the unity of the Church. Its six main sections consider, respectively, the different phases of the history of the ecumenical movement from the mid-nineteenth century to the present; the ways in which leading Christian churches and traditions, Orthodox, Anglican, Methodist, Catholic, Lutheran, Reformed, Baptist, and Pentecostal, have engaged with and contributed to the movement; the achievements of ecumenical dialogue in key areas of Christian doctrine, such as Christology and ecclesiology, baptism, Eucharist and ministry, morals and mission, and the issues that remain outstanding; various ecumenical agencies and instruments, such as covenants and dialogues, the World Council of Churches, the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and the Global Christian Forum; the progress and difficulties of ecumenism in different countries, areas and continents of the world, the UK and the USA, Africa, Asia, South America, Europe, and the Middle East, ; and finally two all-important questions are considered by scholars from various traditions: what would Christian unity look like and what is the best method for seeking it? This is a remarkably comprehensive account and assessment of one of the most outstanding features of Christian history, namely the modern ecumenical movement.