A Historical Study Of Change Of Perspectives In The Ecumenical Vision Of The World Council Of Churches

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Context and Contextuality

Author : Vyacheslav Tsvirinko
Publisher : Langham Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178368397X
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (836 download)

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Download or read book Context and Contextuality written by Vyacheslav Tsvirinko and published by Langham Publishing. This book was released on 2018-01-31 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since 1988, hundreds of thousands of evangelical Christians have migrated to the United States of America from former Soviet Union countries, establishing many Russian-speaking immigrant congregations across the country. This study analyzes how these immigrant churches function in their new cultural, social, and religious context. Dr Vyacheslav Tsvirinko, a Russian who lived in the USA for over twenty-five years, examines the holism, authenticity and contextuality of the mission work done by churches in the Pacific Coast Slavic Baptist Association (PCSBA) in America. He defines authentic mission in light of three major Christian groups – the World Council of Churches, the Lausanne Movement, and Anabaptists – and uncovers startling insights on how PCSBA churches engage in mission, both back in their homeland and in the USA. The findings and conclusions of this work are invaluable to diasporic Christian communities who wish to address their authenticity in the way they do mission, both internationally and in their local context, creating a path to more fruitful gospel and kingdom work.

A History of the Ecumenical Movement: 1968-2000

Author : Ruth Rouse
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 732 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of the Ecumenical Movement: 1968-2000 written by Ruth Rouse and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Ecumenical Movement and the Making of the European Community

Author : Lucian Leuștean
Publisher : Oxford University Press (UK)
ISBN 13 : 0198714564
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (987 download)

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Download or read book The Ecumenical Movement and the Making of the European Community written by Lucian Leuștean and published by Oxford University Press (UK). This book was released on 2014 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study that assesses the political history of religious dialogue in the European Community, detailing close relations between churchmen and high-ranking officials in European institutions immediately after the 1950 Schuman Declaration

A History of the Ecumenical Movement, Volume 2

Author : Harold C. Fey
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1606089102
Total Pages : 593 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book A History of the Ecumenical Movement, Volume 2 written by Harold C. Fey and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2009-12-01 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume 2 (1948-1968) first appeared in 1970. It covers the history of the World Council of Churches from its first assembly at Amsterdam to its fourth assembly at Uppsala, Sweden; analyzes the development of regional ecumenical organizations; and recounts the impact of the Second Vatican Council on the ecumenical witness of the Roman Catholic Church.

Historical Dictionary of Lutheranism

Author : Günther Gassmann
Publisher : Scarecrow Press
ISBN 13 : 0810874822
Total Pages : 561 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Book Synopsis Historical Dictionary of Lutheranism by : Günther Gassmann

Download or read book Historical Dictionary of Lutheranism written by Günther Gassmann and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2011-10-10 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Reformation of the 16th century was a complex and multifaceted political, social, cultural, and religious process. Most historians agree, however, that in the framework of this process it was the religious and theological efforts to reform and renew the late medieval church—decadent and irrelevant in many ways—that were the initiating forces that set a broad historical movement in motion. Among these reforming religious and theological forces, the Lutheran reform movement was the most important and influential one. It was the historical impact of the theological genius of the Wittenberg professor Martin Luther (1483-1546) that profoundly changed and shaped the face of Europe and beyond. Today, Lutheranism has become a worldwide communion of churches that stretches from Germany to Siberia, Papua New Guinea, Madagascar, and Surinam. The second edition of the Historical Dictionary of Lutheranism presents information on major theological issues, historical developments of Lutheranism worldwide, Lutheran ecumenical and missionary involvement and activities, worship and liturgy, spirituality, social ethics, inter-religious and Jewish relations, Lutheranism and the arts, theology, and important representatives of Lutheranism. This is done through a detailed chronology, an introductory essay, an appendix of Lutheran Churches, a bibliography, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Lutheranism.

Ecumenical Visions for the 21st Century

Author : Dietrich Werner
Publisher : World Council of Churches
ISBN 13 : 9782825415986
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (159 download)

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Download or read book Ecumenical Visions for the 21st Century written by Dietrich Werner and published by World Council of Churches. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The world needs people with Christian passion, spiritual commitment, theological competence and persistence to recapture and rearticulate a biblically well-grounded ecumenical vision and what it implies for the unity of the church in the context of world Christianity in the decades to come." -- Olav Fykse Tveit, General Secretary, World Council of Churches *** In an era when life itself is imperiled, Christians around the world are challenged to authentically bear witness to the God of life and to justice and peace. Ecumenical Visions for the 21st Century - prepared as a core resource for theological reflection - equips Christians to discern and develop relevant and responsible insights in many arenas of Christian engagement. The anthology includes 44 key documents from the last two decades of ecumenical work, most in full texts. It illuminates the changing face and features of world Christianity, with particular focus on Asian Christianity and Christianity in Korea, and it highlights important ecumenical convergences in Christian unity, mission, advocacy, and service. Additionally, the book presents the latest and best ecumenical thinking about Christian engagement on issues of justice and peace, poverty, the economy, education, gender, climate change, migration, HIV and AIDS, and interreligious encounter. A full bibliography and CD-ROM with 20 supplemental readings are also included.

International Encyclopedia of Civil Society

Author : Helmut K. Anheier
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387939962
Total Pages : 1722 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (879 download)

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Download or read book International Encyclopedia of Civil Society written by Helmut K. Anheier and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-11-24 with total page 1722 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recently the topic of civil society has generated a wave of interest, and a wealth of new information. Until now no publication has attempted to organize and consolidate this knowledge. The International Encyclopedia of Civil Society fills this gap, establishing a common set of understandings and terminology, and an analytical starting point for future research. Global in scope and authoritative in content, the Encyclopedia offers succinct summaries of core concepts and theories; definitions of terms; biographical entries on important figures and organizational profiles. In addition, it serves as a reliable and up-to-date guide to additional sources of information. In sum, the Encyclopedia provides an overview of the contours of civil society, social capital, philanthropy and nonprofits across cultures and historical periods. For researchers in nonprofit and civil society studies, political science, economics, management and social enterprise, this is the most systematic appraisal of a rapidly growing field.

Looking in the Other Direction

Author : Teun van der Leer
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 166676681X
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (667 download)

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Download or read book Looking in the Other Direction written by Teun van der Leer and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2023-09-22 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this study, Teun van der Leer tells the story of the Believers’ Church Tradition, a tradition, mainly rooted in the so-called Radical Reformation, which prefers to be called a movement, or rather a renewal movement. Its name is a program, a vision, and a way of being church. Based on extensive source research, this book describes and analyzes the defining characteristics of this so-called “third type of church” and investigates its ecumenical value. With an extensive description of its nature of faith, the church, hermeneutical discernment, and mission, this book colors a movement within the church landscape that has never been mapped in such detail before. As such, the book provides an in-depth introduction to this ecumenically important but still a bit underexposed movement and makes a substantial contribution to the ecumenical ecclesiological debate about the church and its future.

Missions in a New Millennium

Author : W. Edward Glenny
Publisher : Kregel Academic
ISBN 13 : 9780825496790
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (967 download)

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Download or read book Missions in a New Millennium written by W. Edward Glenny and published by Kregel Academic. This book was released on with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What does the changing face of missions look like? What challenges will appear in the years to come? A number of key missionaries, mission agency leaders, seminary professors and pastors present insightful presentations of missions, past and present, seeking to revitalize the future of world evangelism.

The Good News of The Kingdom

Author : Charles E. Van Engen
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1579102786
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (791 download)

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Book Synopsis The Good News of The Kingdom by : Charles E. Van Engen

Download or read book The Good News of The Kingdom written by Charles E. Van Engen and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 1999-09-17 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Being Missional, Becoming Missional

Author : Banseok Cho
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1725292955
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book Being Missional, Becoming Missional written by Banseok Cho and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2021-12-10 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the theme of the missional conversion of the church, namely how the church is transformed toward its missionary vocation, from a biblical-theological perspective. The purpose of this book is to find biblically grounded, theologically sound, and practically applicable principles helpful for the church which seeks to be continuously shaped into a missional community which authentically and fully participates in God's mission today. The biblical-theological findings on how the triune God in the biblical narrative shapes the people of God toward their missionary vocation demonstrates, first, that, in Scripture, the missional conversion of the church is primarily the consequence of its continuous encounter with the triune God, and, second, that this divine-human encounter for the missional conversion of the church is ineluctable in view of the ongoing tension between the missional faithfulness of God in fulfilling the missionary vocation of the church, on the one hand, and the missional failure of the church in its missionary vocation, on the other hand.

Handbook of Theological Education in World Christianity

Author : Dietrich Werner
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1608991032
Total Pages : 803 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (89 download)

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Book Synopsis Handbook of Theological Education in World Christianity by : Dietrich Werner

Download or read book Handbook of Theological Education in World Christianity written by Dietrich Werner and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2010-11-19 with total page 803 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Theological Education in World Christianity is the first attempt to map and analyze developments in theological education on a global scale. This volume, with contributions from 98 leaders in theological education from around the world, provides a comprehensive introduction to the major themes and contexts in the international discourse on theological education, surveys of the issues and challenges faced in different regions, and introductory essays on the developments in the major denominational families in World Christianity. The editors are Dietrich Werner, World Council of Churches, Geneva; David Esterline, McCormick Theological Seminary, Chicago; Namsoon Kang, Brite Divinity School, Fort Worth; and Joshva Raja, Queen's Foundation, Birmingham.

The Ecumenical Review

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 596 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (49 download)

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Missions and Unity

Author : Norman E. Thomas
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1608996026
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Missions and Unity written by Norman E. Thomas and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2010-11-01 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study is the first comprehensive history of the impact of the modern missionary movement on the understanding of and work toward Christian unity. It tells stories from all branches of the church: Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant in its many types (conciliar, evangelical, Pentecostal, and independent). Part 1, "Historical," highlights the contribution of modern missions to Christian unity, from William Carey and his antecedents and peers to present-day missions. Part 2, "Ten Models of Unity," takes an inductive approach to history, asking not "how should Christians cooperate?" but "how has the missionary movement helped Christians to work together at the local, national, regional, and global level?" Part 3, "Wider Ecumenism," broadens the evidence to include how the missions movement has helped not only institutional churches but also broader society to have concern for the unity of the entire human family. Included here is the story of how the Protestant missionary movement influenced the forming of the United Nations as well as the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The study also covers the movement's impact on Christian attitudes toward, and relations with, persons of other faiths. Mission and Unity is the standard reference work in the field for persons studying modern history, modern church history, missions, and ecumenics.

Apostolicity

Author : John G. Flett
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
ISBN 13 : 0830899731
Total Pages : 396 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Apostolicity written by John G. Flett and published by InterVarsity Press. This book was released on 2016-05-23 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the heart of the ecumenical discussions over the past century lies the issue of what constitutes the apostolicity of the church. In an attempt to forge structural agreements, these discussions have ignored the diversity of world Christianity. In this groundbreaking study, John Flett presents a bold account of an apostolicity that embraces plurality.

God's Mission in Asia

Author : Ken Christoph Miyamoto
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1498276377
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (982 download)

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Download or read book God's Mission in Asia written by Ken Christoph Miyamoto and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2007-06-15 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ecumenism in postwar Asia, institutionalized in the Christian Conference of Asia, displayed a remarkable this-worldliness from its inception in the 1940s. This tendency was in contrast to the tension between the church-centric and world-centric approaches to Christian mission that marked conciliar mission thinking in the West. This work examines the development of such this-worldly holiness in Asian ecumenism, focusing on M. M. Thomas of India and C. S. Song from Taiwan. Special attention is drawn to the idea of "God's this-worldly presence" that considers God as redemptively at work in world history apart from the church. The study first compares the development of this-worldly holiness in the West and Asia and then examines the thinking of Thomas and Song. The chapters on these two theologians discuss their backgrounds, the basic concerns motivating their intellectual searches, and responses to the questions arising from such concerns. These chapters also try to understand how these theologians view the relationship between God and the world. In so doing, the study highlights the significance of the idea of God's this-worldly presence shared by Thomas and Song in spite of differences in their backgrounds, approaches, and theological formulations. Having compared Thomas and Song, the study concludes that the idea of God's this-worldly presence became central to Asian ecumenism because it offered a common unifying vision to Asian Christians who come from a region characterized by tremendous diversity. The idea helped them to see the diverse peoples, cultures, and religions in Asia under one God who transcends the diversity and still takes it seriously.

Pentecostalism and Christian Unity

Author : Wolfgang Vondey
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1621897168
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (218 download)

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Download or read book Pentecostalism and Christian Unity written by Wolfgang Vondey and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of ecumenical documents, key texts, and critical essays is the first collection of its kind exclusively dedicated to Pentecostalism and its contributions to Christian unity. In the first part, a cadre of internationally renowned scholars addresses the ecumenical heritage and perspectives of the Pentecostal movement since the early twentieth century. Part 2 offers a collection of final reports from international dialogues with Pentecostal participation. The final part contains programmatic essays in response to The Nature and Mission of the Church, a major study on the doctrine of the church published by the World Council of Churches. Most of these essays were first presented by the ecumenical-studies group of the Society for Pentecostal Studies, currently the only organized ecumenical think tank among Pentecostals in North America. Since its formation in 2001, the group has encouraged Pentecostal participation in ecumenical concerns, has hosted Roman Catholic-Pentecostal conversations at the annual meeting of the Society, has invited international scholarly debates on ecumenical matters, and has engaged in the study of ecumenical consensus statements. The essays and documents in this collection model the dedication and commitment among Pentecostals today that engage the challenges and opportunities of Christian unity from the perspective of a tradition that has often been falsely accused of being anti-ecumenical. This collection presents an invaluable resource for teachers, scholars, and pastors interested in engaging the global Christian arena from the worldwide and ecumenical image of Pentecostalism. Contributors Carmelo E. Alvarez Harold D. Hunter Douglas Jacobsen Veli-Matti Karkkainen Frank D. Macchia Raymond R. Pfister Cecil M. Robeck Jr. Paul van der Laan Wolfgang Vondey